The Mt. Zion Braves will take on the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mt. Zion 3.3, Pleasant Plains 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Mt. Zion didn't have quite enough to beat Monticello and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pleasant Plains, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They never let New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Vipers: they've now won four in a row.
Sean Lowder tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Ponce, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Pleasant Plains hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive contests.
Pleasant Plains' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Zion, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
Mt. Zion skirted past Pleasant Plains 4-3 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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