Thunderbirds
| 09/11/25 vs Wellsville-Middletown | 20 |
| 09/13/25 vs Fox | 15 |
| 08/30/25 vs Salisbury | 13 |
| 09/09/25 @ Wright City | 12 |
| 09/04/25 vs Van-Far | 12 |
North Callaway barely beat Fulton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Thunderbirds were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Hornets on Monday. Considering the Thunderbirds have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia Knoepflein made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted over her last seven contests. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, North Callaway let Kymorie Myers and Megan Schmidt run wild. Myers went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Schmidt went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Schmidt has posted over her last seven matchups. Another player making a difference was Kendra Pennell, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
North Callaway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
North Callaway has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Fulton, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Coming up, North Callaway will challenge Louisiana at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.83 runs per game on average), something the Thunderbirds will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fulton, they will square off against Kirksville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Hornets' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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