The St. Paul Wildcats will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan. St. Paul is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, St. Paul made easy work of Centennial and carried off a 16-4 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by eight runs or more this season.
Charlee Wegner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, St. Paul got a massive performance out of Brooke Peetz, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Morgan Hawley was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Paul always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 34.4% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 45.7%.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Freeman out 3-2.
The win got St. Paul back to even at 5-5. As for Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan, their record now sits at 6-8.
St. Paul took their victory against Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Paul since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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