Wheatland can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Lindhurst Blazers as the Wheatland Pirates made off with a 13-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Wheatland as they're now sitting on five straight.
Chasidy Sills made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Sills has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sills was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Brenna Herring looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Wheatland got a massive performance out of Tatum Sousa, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Sousa is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hallie Prather, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Wheatland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Lindhurst, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheatland will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bear River at 4:00 p.m. on April 9th. Wheatland is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Lindhurst, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Colfax at 4:00 p.m. on April 8th.
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