Preview: Cole Camp Blue Birds vs. Concordia Fighting Orioles
The Cole Camp Blue Birds will head out on the road to face off against the Concordia Fighting Orioles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though St. Paul Lutheran scored an imposing 13 runs on Tuesday, Cole Camp still came out on top. Cole Camp took their game against St. Paul Lutheran 16-13. 16 seems to be a good number for Cole Camp as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Concordia entered their tilt with Santa Fe with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Chiefs 16-1. The result was nothing new for Concordia, who have now won seven matchups by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Hemme made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Hemme has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hemme was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Concordia got a massive performance out of Addison Roepe, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Karleigh Wilckens was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
The win made it two in a row for Cole Camp and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Concordia, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Cole Camp might still be hurting after the 20-3 loss they got from Concordia when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Cole Camp avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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