Ottawa took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Emporia Spartans as Ottawa made off with a 10-2 victory. The Cyclones haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

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Abbigail Eversole and Abby Toumberlin did most of the damage at the plate: Eversole went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Toumberlin went 3-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Toumberlin a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alexis DeVaul, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Ottawa was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emporia only posted a batting average of .217.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Ottawa beat Emporia by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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