The McDonell Central Macks will face off against the Stanley-Boyd Orioles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games McDonell Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
McDonell Central is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since May 3, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bloomer by a score of 13-11.
Meanwhile, Stanley-Boyd had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Crickets as they made off with an 11-1 win. The Orioles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.
Caitlen Ketterhagen spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stanley-Boyd let Kelly Lew and Kendall Sikora run wild. Lew went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Sikora went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dannea Wundrow, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Stanley-Boyd's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for McDonell Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 15-5-1.
McDonell Central got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April against Stanley-Boyd by a conclusive 8-2 score. Do the Macks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Orioles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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