Concordia is 2-8 against Chapman since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Tuesday's first game. The Concordia Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Chapman Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. Concordia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Concordia took a ten-point loss the last time they faced off against Republic County, but they managed to turn things around in Thursday's second game. Concordia narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Republic County 14-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Erinae Flesher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Flesher has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Flesher was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kinsleigh Bethune and Emalee Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Bethune scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Johnson scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Bethune has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Hattie Blackwood, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chapman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Southeast of Saline by a score of 5-1.
Concordia's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Chapman, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Concordia couldn't quite finish off Chapman when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Concordia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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