The Hall Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Serena Huskers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hall has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 11 straight losses, while Serena will come in with seven straight wins.
Hall might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to Erie, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Hall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Burkart, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run. Aubrey Merkel also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Serena). Everything went their way against Aurora Christian on Friday as they made off with a 20-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Huskers, who have now won 15 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Cassie Walsh was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Serena let RayElle Brennan and Brynley Glade run wild. Brennan got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs, while Glade went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those seven RBI gave Brennan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Setchell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Serena always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .765. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Serena pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-21.
Hall couldn't quite finish off Serena in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
