The North Callaway Thunderbirds are on the road again on Thursday to play the Elsberry Indians at 5:00 p.m. North Callaway is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, North Callaway finally turned things around against Lebanon on Saturday. They blew past the Yellowjackets 12-5. The Thunderbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Lauren Speight spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, North Callaway got a massive performance out of Ella Slater, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Pennell, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, Elsberry took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). Everything went their way against Van-Far as Elsberry made off with an 8-2 victory.
North Callaway's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Elsberry, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
North Callaway was able to grind out a solid win over Elsberry in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 6-1. Will North Callaway repeat their success, or does Elsberry have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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