The Douglas County West Terriers will square off against The St. Cecilia Bluehawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Cecilia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.0 runs per game this season.
Elkhorn hit Douglas County West with a four-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Terriers took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Antlers. The Terriers' defeat put an end to their four-game winning streak.
Douglas County West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ericka Murphy, who went 3-for-4 while logging 2 runs, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The game marked Murphy's fourth in a row with at least two hits.
St. Cecilia never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Central City on Thursday. They blew past the Bison 12-6. The Bluehawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Maddison Bauer, who went 3-for-4 while logging 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 2 RBIs. The two RBIs were her most since the 22nd, when she brought in two vs. Platteview. Tatum Hawkinson was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances while posting 2 RBIs, 2 runs, and 1 walk.
St. Cecilia hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They have not posted that few strikeouts since the 22nd, when they struck out one time.
St. Cecilia has now won 11 of their last 12 games on the road. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-2 record this season. The road victories came by way of their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Douglas County West, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
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