Truckee is on a five-game streak of home wins, while North Valleys is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Truckee Wolverines will take on the North Valleys Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If Truckee beats North Valleys with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Truckee walked away with an 11-7 win over Hug on Saturday. That's two games straight that Truckee has won by exactly four runs.
Scarlett Fierro made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fierro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Fierro wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophie Inis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, North Valleys stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past Wooster 19-4.
Jordan Gainey was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Karli Klein, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Truckee's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for North Valleys, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Truckee has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Valleys struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Truckee might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from North Valleys when the teams last played on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Valleys' Brittney Byram, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Truckee 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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