The Linn Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Eugene Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Linn will be strutting in after a victory, while Eugene will be coming in after a loss.
Linn proved they can win big with a 12-run win on Monday. On Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Elizabeth 5-4.
Linn's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elli Dudenhoeffer, who went 2-for-3 while posting 2 runs, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Dudenhoeffer has been locked in at the plate lately, hitting .667 over her last seven games vs .435 in her previous seven games.
Linn's pitchers kept the bats quiet and finished the game with only two hits allowed. They have not allowed that few hits since September 17th, when they allowed one vs. South Callaway.
Meanwhile, Fatima hit Eugene with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 10-5 to the Comets.
Linn has now won nine of their last 12 games at home. That's given a healthy boost to their 19-9 record this season. As for Eugene, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.
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