Sierra hasn't had much luck against Elizabeth recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Sierra Stallions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elizabeth Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sierra is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 29-10 margin over Mitchell on Thursday. Considering the Stallions have won five matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth posted their closest victory since August 20th on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Falcon. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cardinals have posted against the Falcons since September 2, 2020.
Faith Carlson was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run. She is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allie Dey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aurelia Espinoza, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Elizabeth didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win snapped Sierra's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-6 record. As for Elizabeth, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Sierra suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Sierra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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