The DeSales Irish will face off against the Colton Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
DeSales is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Dayton as they made off with a 15-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Irish, who have now won 16 matchups in a row.
Abi Guest made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, DeSales let Roslyn Block and Theresa Holtzinger run wild. Block went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Holtzinger got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Block has posted since back in March. Linley Donnelly was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
13 must be Colton's lucky number: they beat Almira-Coulee-Hartline with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Wildcats beat the Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-7. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
DeSales pushed their record up to 20-1-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.4 runs over those games. As for Colton, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Everything went DeSales' way against Colton in their previous matchup back in April, as DeSales made off with a 15-7 victory. Do the Irish have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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