The Wheatland Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Mira Loma Matadors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheatland has five straight victories, Mira Loma has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wheatland's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lincoln 20-0. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Chasidy Sills made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Sills was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Tatum Sousa
| 04/03/25 @ Lincoln | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs Bear River | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Oakmont | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ Argonaut | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs River Valley | 3 |
In other batting news, Tatum Sousa was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Sophia Logan was another key player, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
Wheatland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .568. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mira Loma fell victim to Bear River and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Bruins.
Wheatland pushed their record up to 9-4 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 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mira Loma, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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