The Whiteford Bobcats will take on the Dundee Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dundee will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Whiteford extended their winning streak to eight on Sunday. The Bobcats put the hurt on Boyne City with a sharp 10-1 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dundee). They were the clear victors by a 23-15 margin over Madison on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Dundee got a massive performance out of Natalie Rath, who went a perfect 6-for-6 with five runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Those six hits gave Rath a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lacey Evans, who went 3-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Dundee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in ten consecutive matchups.
Whiteford's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Dundee, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Whiteford took their victory against Dundee when the teams last played back in May of 2016 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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