Fort Calhoun has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Raymond Central Mustangs at 8:30 a.m. Fort Calhoun is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Fort Calhoun's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Cass. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Fort Calhoun got a massive performance out of Tacey Belina, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Izabelle Greenough, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fort Calhoun was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Raymond Central came up short against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on Tuesday, falling 13-2. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly 11 runs.
Raymond Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lacey Down, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Fort Calhoun's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Raymond Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-12.
Raymond Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Fort Calhoun has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Raymond Central, though, as they've been averaging 9.4. Given Fort Calhoun's sizable advantage in that area, Raymond Central will need to find a way to close that gap.
Fort Calhoun took their victory against Raymond Central when the teams last played on September 3rd by a conclusive 12-1. Does Fort Calhoun have another victory up their sleeve, or will Raymond Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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