The Golden Demons will challenge the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Golden comes in on three and D'Evelyn on four.
On Wednesday, Golden earned a 12-9 victory over Pomona.
Luca Merz was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Daely Peterson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, while D'Evelyn put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Green Mountain. Everything went D'Evelyn's way against Green Mountain as D'Evelyn made off with a 10-0 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Claudia Harris, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI and a run. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Lyla Nagy, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Golden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for D'Evelyn, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Golden has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like D'Evelyn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Golden came out on top in a nail-biter against D'Evelyn when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Golden since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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