Danville is 0-9 against St. Joseph-Ogden since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Danville Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Danville is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 14-4 to Casey-Westfield.
Ka'Leah Bellik made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaidyn Hardesty, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Danville hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casey-Westfield struck out six times.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden entered their tilt with Tuscola with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Warriors on Monday. That's two games straight that St. Joseph-Ogden has won by exactly three runs.
Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, they pushed their record up to 25-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Danville might still be hurting after the 20-3 loss they got from St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Danville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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