The Fort Calhoun Pioneers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cass Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Fort Calhoun is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Fort Calhoun gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over Mercy.
Tacey Belina made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Isabelle Nolan was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Allison Prunty, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fort Calhoun was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Cass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Aquinas.
Fort Calhoun pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cass, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
Fort Calhoun took their victory against Cass when the teams last played on Saturday by a conclusive 11-5. Does Fort Calhoun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cass turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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