Southwestern is on a six-game streak of home losses, Dunkirk a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Southwestern Trojans will take on the Dunkirk Marauders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwestern will be strutting in after a win while Dunkirk will be coming in after a defeat.
Southwestern's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Salamanca as Southwestern made off with a 12-0 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Southwestern needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Not much got past Ariana Silakowski, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Salamanca off the board. Silakowski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Siri Dubois was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs. Eliana Barone was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Dunkirk's offense. They lost 13-0 to Falconer on Wednesday.
Southwestern's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Dunkirk, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Dunkirk in their previous matchup back in April as Southwestern made off with a 10-2 victory. Will Southwestern repeat their success, or does Dunkirk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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