The Melissa Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Melissa comes in on three and Barbers Hill on eight.
Melissa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Aledo as they made off with a 15-4 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 32 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Eloisa Maes tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Finlee Williams, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Bradley, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Barbers Hill never let their opponents score on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Smithson Valley.
Melissa's record is now 37-1. As for Barbers Hill, their record now sits at 35-3.
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