Crab Orchard is a perfect 7-0 against Carrier Mills-Stonefort since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Crab Orchard is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Crab Orchard's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Norris City-Omaha-Enfield 6-0. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Adri Ortega
| 04/09/25 @ Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 17 |
| 03/25/25 @ Wayne City | 15 |
| 03/18/25 vs Elverado | 15 |
| 03/31/25 @ Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton | 8 |
| 03/22/25 @ DuQuoin | 7 |
Adri Ortega made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Besheres, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jada Burnett-Hatton also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Carrier Mills-Stonefort didn't have quite enough to beat Pope County on Tuesday and fell 10-9.
Crab Orchard's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Carrier Mills-Stonefort, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything went Crab Orchard's way against Carrier Mills-Stonefort in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Crab Orchard made off with a 13-2 victory. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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