The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out to challenge the D'Evelyn Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Dakota Ridge came up short against Pomona on Thursday, falling 17-6. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Natalie Holman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
Even though they lost, Dakota Ridge hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pomona struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, D'Evelyn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lobos 4-2.
Tess Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, D'Evelyn saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elle Pharris, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Calista Hinestrova, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Dakota Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for D'Evelyn, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Dakota Ridge skirted past D'Evelyn 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2015. Will Dakota Ridge repeat their success, or does D'Evelyn have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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