The Cambridge Bears will challenge the Westminster Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cambridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Cambridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Blessed Trinity with a sharp 17-5 win on Thursday. Considering the Bears have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Kimball looked comfortable as she pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Maddie Clements was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Becker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 49.8%.
Meanwhile, Westminster lost 10-1 to Kell on Thursday.
Cambridge's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Westminster, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Cambridge took their win against Westminster when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 9-0. Will Cambridge repeat their success, or does Westminster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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