Charleston has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Charleston stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Taylorville with a sharp 9-1 victory.
Aubrey Cross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Charleston let Railyn Cox and Brie Tomlinson loose on the outfield. Cox went 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Tomlinson scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Avery Beals, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bombers a 4-0 shutout.
Charleston's win bumped their record up to 18-7. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season.
Charleston skirted past St. Joseph-Ogden 9-7 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Charleston repeat their success, or does St. Joseph-Ogden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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