The Carlinville Cavaliers will face off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carlinville's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Sacred Heart-Griffin.
Meanwhile, Southwestern waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Pretzels 13-1.
Vivian Zurheide was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Gabby Poole was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Southwestern was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Carlinville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Carlinville skirted past Southwestern 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Piasa Birds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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