Baseball Preview: Maud Cardinals vs. Rivercrest Rebels
Maud is 2-7 against Rivercrest since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Maud Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Rivercrest Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Maud is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Maud gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Avery 21-1.
Ryker Bailey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Bailey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Trentyn Sisson was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Brock Windham was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rebels a 3-0 shutout.
Maud's record now sits at 10-6. As for Rivercrest, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-1 record this season.
Maud came up short against Rivercrest in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-1. Can Maud avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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