Greenville is 0-6 against Melissa since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Greenville Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Melissa Cardinals at 6:45 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They suffered a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of Lovejoy.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Melissa's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell victim to a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of Lovejoy. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Melissa couldn't push the score so high this time.
Melissa got a good showing from Eloisa Maes, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Maes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Melissa saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caigan Crabtree, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Melissa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lovejoy only tossed four.
Greenville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16-1. As for Melissa, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 23-2-1.
Greenville might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Melissa in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melissa's Alex Starr, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Greenville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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