Stratford has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Assumption Royals at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Stratford will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Chequamegon on Friday. Stratford's pitchers stepped up to hand Chequamegon a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Stratford's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Assumption had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They put the hurt on the Fighting Cardinals with a sharp 12-3 win. Assumption's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Stratford's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Assumption, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
Stratford might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Assumption in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Stratford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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