Cardinals
| 04/19/25 vs Hartsburg-Emden | 22 |
| 03/18/25 @ Midwest Central/Illini Central | 18 |
| 04/15/25 @ Maroa-Forsyth | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Beardstown | 9 |
| 04/17/25 vs PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Plains). They put the hurt on the Hartsburg-Emden Stags with a sharp 22-2 win on Saturday. With that victory, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Paige Sours made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Sours was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Delaina Manuel was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Aspen Kitowski was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Pleasant Plains always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .794. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win (which was Pleasant Plains' third in a row) raised their record to 7-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hartsburg-Emden, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Pleasant Plains will head out to square off against Pawnee at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hartsburg-Emden, they will face off against Pleasant Hill at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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