Radford is 8-2 against McKinley since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Radford Rams will head out on the road to square off against the McKinley Tigers at 3:00 p.m. Radford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so McKinley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Radford can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on Waipahu with a sharp 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Radford.
Kyralee-Marie Cordeiro made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Cordeiro was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Audrey Hoffman and Niueni Elisara did most of the damage at the plate: Hoffman scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Elisara scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Olena Umetsu was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, McKinley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 18-7 defeat at the hands of Kalaheo.
McKinley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandie Pahia-Obra, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Pahia-Obra has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Maae, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Radford's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
McKinley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Radford has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for McKinley, though, as they've been averaging 11. Given Radford's sizable advantage in that area, McKinley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Radford took their victory against McKinley when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Radford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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