Golden has gone 10-0 against Standley Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Golden Demons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Standley Lake Gators at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Golden has five straight wins, Standley Lake has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, everything went Golden's way against Dakota Ridge as Golden made off with a 13-1 victory. Considering the Demons have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Adrianna Riddle was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Riddle was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Reagan Smith was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Sugg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Golden didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.
Meanwhile, Standley Lake lost 16-3 to D'Evelyn on Monday.
Brianna Feely made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Golden's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Standley Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Golden hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Standley Lake struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Golden took their victory against Standley Lake when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Golden repeat their success, or does Standley Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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