Widefield entered their tilt with Palmer on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Palmer Terrors onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Gladiators have won 14 games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia McEwen made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). McEwen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Kraines was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Julia Seymour, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Widefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Widefield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Widefield will have a chance to go back-to-back against Palmer: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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