The Princeton Tigers will face off against the Stanberry Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Stanberry is hoping to do what Pattonsburg couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Princeton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Princeton's way against Pattonsburg as Princeton made off with an 11-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kelsey Goodin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Addy Henke was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Stockman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Stanberry had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Princeton by a score of 9-8 on Saturday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Princeton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Stanberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Princeton came out on top in a nail-biter against Stanberry in their previous matchup on Saturday, sneaking past 9-8. Does Princeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stanberry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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