The Cardington-Lincoln Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Danville Blue Devils at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardington-Lincoln will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, Cardington-Lincoln came up short against Loudonville and fell 19-16. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (15), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
Alexis Longsdorf and Celia Hall stepped up to the plate in a big way. Longsdorf went a perfect 5-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI, while Hall got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Ava Davis was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Meanwhile, Danville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They blew past the Freddies 10-1. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Cardington-Lincoln has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. As for Danville, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Cardington-Lincoln couldn't quite get it done against Danville in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 as they fell 5-0. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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