Black Hills hasn't had much luck against Aberdeen recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Wolves will welcome the Bobcats at 4:30 p.m.
Black Hills is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against WF West on Tuesday. They lost 8-1 to the Bearcats.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Aberdeen duked it out with Centralia on Monday. The Bobcats were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Tigers. Considering the Bobcats have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lilly Camp was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Aberdeen let Zoe Vessey and Scotlyn Lecomte run wild. Vessey went 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base, while Lecomte went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Lecomte has posted since back in March. Britten Neal was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Aberdeen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Aberdeen and bumps their season record up to 15-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Black Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Black Hills came up short against Aberdeen when the teams last played last Monday, falling 6-2. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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