Southeastern Local is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Cedarville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Trojans will host the Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Southeastern Local's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Northeastern 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cedarville). Everything went their way against Oakwood on Saturday as they made off with a 15-3 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Indians with their most commanding win of the season.
Joscelyn Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits she has posted over her last 13 contests.
In other batting news, Cat Caraway was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Rodgers, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Cedarville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .593. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Cedarville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Southeastern Local, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Southeastern Local took their win against Cedarville when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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