Lakota West has gone a perfect 10-0 against Colerain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Firebirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lakota West fell victim to Mason and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Comets. The Firebirds haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Ava Gilbert
| 05/10/25 vs Mason | 7 |
| 05/09/25 vs Fairfield | 5 |
| 05/07/25 vs Sycamore | 9 |
| 04/30/25 @ Colerain | 16 |
| 04/22/25 @ Princeton | 11 |
Lakota West got a good showing from Ava Gilbert, who struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Gilbert has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lakota West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Kopp, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Colerain fell victim to Princeton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Vikings. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Cardinals haven't been shut out since back in April.
Colerain's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Lakota West, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Colerain's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lakota West has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Colerain, though, as they've been averaging 10 hits. Given Lakota West's sizable advantage in that area, the Cardinals will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lakota West took their victory against Colerain in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1 score. Will the Firebirds repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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