The Southwestern Piasa Birds will challenge the Carlinville Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
On Friday, Southwestern got the win against Greenville by a conclusive 7-1. The result was nothing new for the Piasa Birds, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Grace Strohbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Vivian Zurheide was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Ella Kadell was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Southwestern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Carlinville wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 14-3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Carlinville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
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