The Wesley Chapel Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Wiregrass Ranch Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wesley Chapel has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Wiregrass Ranch will arrive with 17 straight wins.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Wesley Chapel had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Pasco.
Juliana Martin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Aly O'Dette, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Wiregrass Ranch proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Academy at the Lakes and snuck past 5-3.
Wiregrass Ranch got a big performance out of Isabell Barrios, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Zechmann, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Wesley Chapel's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Wiregrass Ranch, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Wesley Chapel has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Wiregrass Ranch struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Wesley Chapel couldn't quite finish off Wiregrass Ranch when the teams last played back in February and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wiregrass Ranch's Reagan Beagle, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Wesley Chapel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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