Stryker has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Holgate Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Stryker is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Pettisville by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.
Taylore Rethmel was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Rethmel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Laura Leupp was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Stryker was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pettisville only posted a batting average of .160.
Meanwhile, Holgate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 23-0 walloping at the hands of Hilltop.
Stryker dropped their record down to 0-6 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Holgate, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Stryker suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Holgate in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Stryker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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