The SA S Saints will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Leakey Eagles at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
SA S' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past St. Paul 8-0. The win continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Jo Kusenberger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lu Kusenberger, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Leakey made easy work of Mason on Tuesday and carried off a 19-2 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by seven runs or more this season.
Anna (AK) Fortner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in February. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases she has posted over her last 11 games.
In other batting news, Leakey got a massive performance out of Lexie Pendley, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases Pendley has posted over her last 12 contests. Heather Rimkus was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Leakey hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
SA S' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Leakey, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8-1.
SA S took their win against Leakey in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 17-0. Will SA S repeat their success, or does Leakey have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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