The New Bremen Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Bradford Railroaders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games New Bremen has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but New Bremen had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Covington. New Bremen has struggled against Covington recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Alayna Ross was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Ross has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Olivia Thorton was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Mackenzie Bornhorst was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Bradford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 20-5 defeat to Benjamin Logan might stick with them for a while.
Bradford saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tegan Canan, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
New Bremen's record is now 6-6. As for Bradford, their record is now 4-10.
Everything went New Bremen's way against Bradford in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as New Bremen made off with an 11-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Bremen 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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