Capital is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Big Sky is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Capital Bruins will take on the Big Sky Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Capital stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Sentinel 17-4.
Riley Chandler was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Anna Cockhill was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Big Sky faced Helena in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Big Sky won by a run and slipped past Helena 7-6.
Liberty Rogers looked comfortable as she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Brooke Schaffer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Delaney Laird, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 15-4. As for Big Sky, their win bumped their record up to 18-1-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Capital hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Big Sky struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Capital came up short against Big Sky in their previous matchup back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Capital knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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