Falcon hasn't had much luck against Elizabeth recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Falcon Falcons will host the Elizabeth Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elizabeth is hoping to do what Mitchell couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Falcon's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Falcon's pitcher stepped up to hand Mitchell a 19-0 shutout. While the Falcons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kylie Heffern was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Heffern was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Aliyah Allen was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Madeley White, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Falcon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .875. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elizabeth). Everything went their way against Sand Creek on Tuesday as Elizabeth made off with a 13-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Braelyn Allison was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Vieyra, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Falcon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Elizabeth, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Falcon hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Elizabeth struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Falcon might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Falcon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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