Villa Rica hasn't had much luck against Alexander recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Villa Rica Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alexander Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, everything went Villa Rica's way against Lithia Springs as Villa Rica made off with a 15-3 win. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Kylah Hutchinson and Savannah Wren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hutchinson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Wren pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hutchinson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hutchinson scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Wren scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Hutchinson also put up two RBI, which wereher first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aila Kent, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lyric Oliver-Poole, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Villa Rica was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 21.8% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 33.8%.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alexander, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on Kennesaw Mountain with a sharp 10-2 win on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cougars needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Baylee Dowdy was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Woodham, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Villa Rica is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Alexander, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
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