05/06/24 - Home | 11-1 W |
05/09/23 - Away | 5-2 W |
05/08/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
05/10/22 - Away | 7-6 W |
05/09/22 - Home | 12-1 W |
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Earlville is 6-1 against Hiawatha since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Red Raiders will square off against the Hawks at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Earlville barely beat Indian Creek the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Raiders were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over the Timberwolves on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Red Raiders, who have now won three matches in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hiawatha). Everything went their way against Christian Liberty on Tuesday as they made off with a 24-13 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Ashtyn Fredrickson and Nelly Delvalle did most of the damage at the plate: Fredrickson got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI, while Delvalle got on base in five of her six plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Fredrickson continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brielle Molloy, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Hiawatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Earlville now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Hiawatha, the victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-9.
Earlville took their win against Hiawatha in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the squad 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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