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| 05/08/25 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 05/02/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 05/22/17 - Neutral | 4-6 L |
| 04/25/16 - Away | 0-1 L |
Pleasant Plains won the last time they faced Tri-City and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cardinals had just enough and edged out the Tornadoes 7-6.
Anna Nestler spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aspen Kitowski, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Delaney Murphy, who went 3-for-5 with three runs and two doubles.
Pleasant Plains is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Tri-City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3-1.
Coming up, Pleasant Plains will face off against Jacksonville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals are facing the Crimsons at the right time seeing as the Crimsons are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Tri-City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westville at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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