The Chopticon Braves will take on the La Plata Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Chopticon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Our Lady of Good Counsel 27-3 on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, La Plata got the win against North Point on Wednesday by a conclusive 17-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Leah Buck made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Buck was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Rylee Dennison looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, La Plata got a massive performance out of Reese Menejia, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Vivian Lloyd was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple.
La Plata always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Point only posted an OBP of .409.
Chopticon pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for La Plata, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Chopticon came out on top in a nail-biter against La Plata in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will Chopticon repeat their success, or does La Plata has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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