Concordia is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Crest Ridge is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Fighting Orioles will host the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Crest Ridge's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Concordia hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Fighting Orioles never let Santa Fe get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Fighting Orioles in their matchups with the Chiefs: they've now won eight in a row.
Olivia Hemme was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Wilkens, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. What's more, she posted three hits, the most she's had over her last 12 matchups. Abigail Jones was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Crest Ridge duked it out with Kingsville on Monday. The Cougars blew past the Tigers 16-0.
Crest Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Concordia, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
Concordia came out on top in a nail-biter against Crest Ridge in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Fighting Orioles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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