Wayne Memorial never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Fordson Tractors with a sharp 19-0 win. For the Zebras, this counts as revenge for the 18-1 victory the Tractors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Brooklyn Barber made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Wayne Memorial got a massive performance out of Patricia Humphrey, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Humphrey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Angelina Salazar, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Wayne Memorial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .684. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Zebras
| 05/14/25 @ Fordson | 19-0 |
| 05/08/25 vs Greenhills | 21-5 |
| 05/07/25 @ Churchill | 1-16 |
| 05/07/25 @ Churchill | 0-15 |
| 04/30/25 vs Glenn | 9-21 |
Wayne Memorial's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-11. As for Fordson, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-15.
Wayne Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tractors: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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