The Williston Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Fe Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Williston: 4, Santa Fe: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Williston had just enough and edged Gainesville out 2-1.
Williston's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Baylee Cribbs, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lafayette a 9-0 shutout. Nine seems to be a good number for Santa Fe as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sarah Burns spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Gracie Mattson was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of J?lyn Guyden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Williston's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Santa Fe, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Williston has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Williston suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Santa Fe when the teams last played back in March. Can Williston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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