The Juanita Ravens will head out on the road to take on the Bellevue Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Juanita has three straight wins, Bellevue has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Juanita stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Liberty as Juanita made off with a 16-8 victory.
Elliott Parker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Parker has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Juanita let Bella Ely and Hailey Story loose on the outfield. Ely scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Story went 5-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Cook, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Bellevue was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Hazen.
Meg Corsi made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis DeBoer, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a stolen base.
Juanita is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Bellevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Bellevue's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Juanita has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bellevue, though, as they've been averaging only 3. Will Juanita keep running through batters, or will Bellevue buck the trend?
Everything went Juanita's way against Bellevue in their previous matchup on April 1st as Juanita made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Juanita since the squad 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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