The Cleveland Warriors will square off against the Lincoln Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cleveland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Lincoln will be up against a hot Cleveland squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Warriors blew past McDaniel 12-2 on Wednesday. 12 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jillian Lee made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
| 05/07/25 vs McDaniel | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Ida B. Wells | 3 |
| 03/23/24 vs North Salem | 3 |
| 05/06/25 vs Grant | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ McDaniel | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Clara Waldron, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Estelle Ranta was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Cleveland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Lincoln's offense. They came up short against Roosevelt on Friday, falling 8-0. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Roughriders recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cleveland pushed their record up to 11-12 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Cleveland took their victory against Lincoln in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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