The Maiden Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Lincoln Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Maiden will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Maiden can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bandys a 10-0 shutout. Maiden's victory was all the more impressive since Bandys was averaging only 3.04 runs allowed on the season.
Raegan Rembert was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Rembert has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Rembert was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Herms, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Macy Michael was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Lincoln had just enough and edged Bunker Hill out 2-0 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Lincoln.
The result came thanks to Stacia Cowan's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.
At the plate, West Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addisyn Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Maiden's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for West Lincoln, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Maiden hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Maiden took their victory against West Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 14-2. Will Maiden repeat their success, or does West Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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