Shadle Park has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while University has won eight straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Shadle Park Highlanders will host the University Titans at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Shadle Park's win against Lewis & Clark wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Shadle Park had just enough and edged out Lewis & Clark 18-16.
Rachel Gibbs looked comfortable as she tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Abby Smith, who scored three runs and stole Five bases. while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in stolen bases. Madi Keon was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask University). They blew past Gonzaga Prep 23-3 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Shadle Park's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for University, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Shadle Park couldn't quite get it done against University in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 as they fell 7-4. Can Shadle Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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