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| 04/17/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/07/24 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 5-1 W |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| 04/13/23 - Away | 1-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
Metamora is 8-2 against Pekin since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Redbirds will welcome the Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Metamora will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Metamora's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Canton. Considering the Redbirds have won 14 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Pekin had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Morton by a score of 6-2 on Thursday.
Zoe Lindahl was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Towery, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Zoe Liedtke also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Metamora has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Metamora came out on top in a nail-biter against Pekin in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Redbirds repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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