Auburn waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Syracuse Rockets 15-5. Considering the Bulldogs have won five matchups by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Darnell was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Maher, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Auburn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in four consecutive games.
Auburn's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Syracuse, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Auburn will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Southern/Diller-Odell at 12:30 p.m. Auburn will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Syracuse, they will head out to challenge Nebraska City at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Nebraska City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
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