Elizabeth has gone 10-0 against Mitchell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Elizabeth Cardinals will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mitchell Marauders at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in Elizabeth's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last 11 games.
Last Thursday, everything went Elizabeth's way against Sierra as Elizabeth made off with a 17-1 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 15 contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Carlson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aurelia Espinoza, who fired off three triples, five RBI, and two runs while going 3-for-3. Braelyn Allison was another key player, going 1-for-1 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elizabeth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .419 or higher in ten consecutive matches.
Mitchell played against Woodland Park and lost via forfeit.
Elizabeth pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mitchell, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.
Everything went Elizabeth's way against Mitchell when the teams last played back in September, as Elizabeth made off with a 24-0 win. Does Elizabeth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mitchell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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