The Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals will venture away from home to square off against the Springfield Senators at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Warrensburg-Latham is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 31st on Wednesday. They came up short against Meridian, falling 11-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Springfield made sure to put some runs up on the board against Athens on Monday. The Senators' pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors a 10-0 shutout. With that victory, the Senators brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Mia Volpert made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Pagliara was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Erin Stoops, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Springfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Athens only posted an OBP of .000.
Warrensburg-Latham's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Springfield, their record is now 12-3.
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