Preview: Orting Cardinals vs. Franklin Pierce Cardinals
Orting is 9-0 against Franklin Pierce since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Orting Cardinals will be staying on the road to face off against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Orting is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Orting scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 15-3 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Laney Barkley was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Madalyn Halte was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Hornets out 7-6. That's two games straight that Franklin Pierce has won by just one run.
Franklin Pierce got a big performance out of Rylee Aloisio, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Laneigha Garcia, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
The win got Orting back to even at 3-3-1. As for Franklin Pierce, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Orting's way against Franklin Pierce in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Orting made off with a 13-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orting since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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