Waterloo is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Highland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Waterloo Bulldogs will take on the Highland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Waterloo: 1.7, Highland: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Waterloo came out on top against Civic Memorial by a score of 4-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Mia Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grayce Mayer was a standout: she scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mallory Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Highland came up short against Triad on Tuesday and fell 4-1.
Highland also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kaitlyn Wilson gave up only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Ritz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Waterloo is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Waterloo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Waterloo couldn't quite finish off Highland in their previous meeting back in April and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Now that Waterloo knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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