For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Filer and Gooding have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Wildcats fell just short of the Senators by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Senators since April 21, 2022.
Ava Smith put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero). She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Heidi Winegar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alexis Gould, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Filer's loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Gooding, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Filer will face off against Skyline at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Grizzlies have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Gooding, they will square off against Kimberly at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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