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| 04/04/23 - Away | 1-6 L |
| 04/06/22 - Away | 3-13 L |
| 04/07/21 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 04/03/19 - Away | 7-5 W |
| 05/15/17 - Home | 7-4 W |
| 05/05/17 - Away | 5-3 W |
Southport and Beech Grove are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cardinals will take on the Hornets in a tournament on Friday.
Southport is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Columbus North on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to the Bull Dogs. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Bull Dogs: they've now lost six in a row.
Emma Jordan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Southport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Pfieffer, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Beech Grove had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sparkplugs as they made off with a 17-7 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Kyrah Pierle made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pierle was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Corn, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Harper Moore, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
Beech Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in six consecutive contests.
Beech Grove pushed their record up to 10-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Southport, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Southport came up short against Beech Grove when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-1. Will the Cardinals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
