The Bangs Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Coleman Bluecats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bangs sitting on ten straight victories and Coleman on four.
Bangs stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Christoval with a sharp 10-0 win.
A Wolf was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Wolf has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wolf was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Bangs got a massive performance out of C Rush, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Rush has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was N Bradley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Coleman proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 12) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Miles 7-5.
Like Bangs, Coleman also got a great game from a two-way player: Lily Norris. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off 11 hits (she also only allowed one walk). Norris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Watson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Lauren McKeehan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Bangs pushed their record up to 17-8 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.1 runs. As for Coleman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Bangs took their win against Coleman when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 14-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bangs 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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