The De Kalb Bears will head out on the road to challenge the New Boston Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. De Kalb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
De Kalb's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Atlanta as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Kaydee Brown made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Starrett, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kailyn Betts, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, New Boston came up short against Redwater on Tuesday, falling 10-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Dragons: they've now lost eight in a row.
De Kalb pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for New Boston, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12-1.
Everything went De Kalb's way against New Boston in their previous meeting back in March, as De Kalb made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears 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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