The Milby Buffs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Wisdom Generals at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Milby has three straight victories, Wisdom has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Milby put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northside a 17-0 shutout.
Gabriela Villarreal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Villarreal has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Villarreal was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophia Fernandez, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Mariah Burnom was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wisdom fell victim to Galena Park and their airtight pitching crew last Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-0 walloping at the hands of the Yellowjackets.
Milby pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs per game. As for Wisdom, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Milby's way against Wisdom in their previous meeting back in February as Milby made off with a 17-0 victory. Will Milby repeat their success, or does Wisdom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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