Gothenburg is 8-2 against Ord since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Gothenburg Swedes will welcome the Ord Chanticleers. The timing is sure in Gothenburg's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ord has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Gothenburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Alliance on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Swedes considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Briony Aden made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Aden was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brianna Houchin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Cross, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gothenburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ord fell victim to Grand Island Central Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Crusaders.
The victory snapped Gothenburg's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record. As for Ord, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Gothenburg took their win against Ord in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Gothenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ord turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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