Preview: Maud Cardinals vs. Rivercrest Rebels
The Maud Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Rivercrest Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Maud's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Rivercrest's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Maud can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They never let Avery onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. Maud's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rip Thomas made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Thomas was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. Thomas is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Cason Leavitt was incredible, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Graham Hawkins was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Rivercrest suffered a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Ore City on Friday. Rivercrest has not had much luck with Ore City recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The victory (which was Maud's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.7 runs. As for Rivercrest, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
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