The Malvern Leopards will challenge the ESTEM Mets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Malvern has seven straight wins, ESTEM has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Malvern's victory against Bauxite wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Leopards sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Miners on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Leopards have beaten the Miners on their field since May 7, 2016.
Addi White
| 04/29/25 @ Bauxite | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Bauxite | 3 |
| 04/01/25 vs Fountain Lake | 3 |
| 03/10/25 @ Bismarck | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Mills University Studies | 1 |
Addi White was excellent, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Hattie Davis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, ESTEM lost 20-4 to Pine Bluff on Monday.
Malvern pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for ESTEM, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Malvern took their victory against ESTEM when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 24-0 score. Will the Leopards repeat their success, or do the Mets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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