After five games on the road, Tri-City is heading back home. They will take on the Carlinville Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Tri-City got the win against Meridian by a conclusive 7-1.
Meanwhile, Carlinville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Oilers an 8-0 shutout. Considering Carlinville has won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hannah Gibson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison Ruyle, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Tri-City's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Carlinville, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tri-City couldn't quite finish off Carlinville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Tri-City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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