The Fond du Lac Cardinals will challenge the Hartford Orioles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fond du Lac is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Fond du Lac will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Oshkosh West, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 12-1 victory on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-run performance the game before.
Susan Vokes made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Vokes was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Tristyn Ernst was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Lillian Birschbach was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hartford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Homestead by a score of 8-3 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Orioles in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now won nine in a row.
Hartford's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Fond du Lac, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
Fond du Lac couldn't quite get it done against Hartford when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 11-7. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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