The Florence Buffaloes will square off against the Comfort Bobcats/Deer at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Comfort will be up against a hot Florence team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Florence blew past Brady 17-3 on Tuesday. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 14 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Comfort can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 15-6 margin over Brady. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bobcats/Deer considering their one-run performance the match before.
Ella Thiele made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February of 2024.
In other batting news, Jordan Judkins and Bella Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Judkins went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs, while Hernandez went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three hits gave Hernandez a new career-high. Kaydence Stehling was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Comfort kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Florence now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Comfort, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-15.
Everything went Florence's way against Comfort in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Florence made off with a 14-8 victory. Does Florence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Comfort turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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