The Southwestern Piasa Birds will head out on the road to square off against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carlinville will be up against a hot Southwestern team: the squad just extended their winning streak to seven. The Piasa Birds put the hurt on New Berlin with a sharp 13-1 victory on Wednesday.
Vivian Zurheide was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Poole, who went 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Carlinville never let their opponents score on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Sacred Heart-Griffin.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 9-3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Carlinville, their record is now 9-5.
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