The Erie Tigers will square off against the Horizon Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Erie comes in on 12 and Horizon on three.
If Erie beats Horizon with 14 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Erie was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Monarch on Monday. Considering the Tigers have won 11 matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sophee Horovitz looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lyric DeLozier was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Erin Young, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Erie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .586. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in 12 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horizon). They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over Longmont on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaiya Barela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average.
In other batting news, Tessa Munsch was a standout: she scored four runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, she also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Adrianna Jaramillo, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3.
Erie's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Horizon, their record now sits at 9-10.
Horizon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Erie has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Horizon, though, as they've been averaging 9. Given Erie's sizable advantage in that area, Horizon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Erie couldn't quite finish off Horizon when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Erie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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