Diamond is 7-0 against Ash Grove since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Diamond Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Ash Grove Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Diamond comes in on 23 and Ash Grove on eight.
In what's become a running theme this season, Diamond gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sarcoxie a 7-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Caitlyn Suhrie's shutout, as she gave up just zero hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lauren Turner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
Meanwhile, Ash Grove faced Marionville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Everything went Ash Grove's way against Marionville as Ash Grove made off with a 15-5 win. Ash Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Diamond pushed their record up to 23-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Ash Grove, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Diamond skirted past Ash Grove 10-9 when the teams last played back in March. Does Diamond have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ash Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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