The Fredericktown Black Cats will square off against the Perryville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fredericktown is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday as Fredericktown made off with a 10-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Black Cats have posted against the Crusaders since September 17, 2019.
Michaela Reagan made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in September of 2023.
In other batting news, Calie Allgier was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Jonsyn Rehkop, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fredericktown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Perryville brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They were the clear victor by a 19-7 margin over Jefferson on Thursday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
The victory got Fredericktown back to even at 2-2. As for Perryville, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Fredericktown took their victory against Perryville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Will Fredericktown repeat their success, or does Perryville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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