Douglas County West is 4-0 against Syracuse since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Douglas County West Falcon have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Syracuse Rockets at 5:00 p.m. Douglas County West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Douglas County West's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Cass as Douglas County West made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Falcon, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Douglas County West got a big performance out of Bella Zach, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Maline, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Douglas County West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cass only posted an OBP of .231.
Meanwhile, Syracuse didn't have done well against Southern/Diller-Odell recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Syracuse walked away with a 6-3 victory over Southern/Diller-Odell.
Aliza Haag made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. Haag was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jade Campbell and Mayson Sprague did most of the damage at the plate: Campbell went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double, while Sprague scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kathleen Donovan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Douglas County West pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Syracuse, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Syracuse's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Douglas County West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Syracuse, though, as they've been averaging only 3.7. Will Douglas County West keep running through batters, or will Syracuse buck the trend?
Douglas County West took their win against Syracuse in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 21-8. Will Douglas County West repeat their success, or does Syracuse have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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