The Stafford Indians will face off against the Eastern View Cyclones at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Stafford came out on top against Brooke Point on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fourth inning. The Indians took their contest against the Black Hawks 8-4. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Black Hawks: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Kaylan Wolff, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Hall, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern View came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Chargers. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Ashlynn Settle made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Sara Hopper was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Jordan Werth, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Eastern View was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .611. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .526 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Stafford pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern View, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
