Minerva is on a three-game streak of home losses, Carrollton a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Minerva Lions will take on the Carrollton Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minerva will be strutting in after a victory while Carrollton will be coming in after a defeat.
Minerva's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Alliance.
Not much got past Sierra Cress, who gave up just three hits to keep Alliance off the board. Cress has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabriella Kashdan, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Sell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Carrollton fell victim to West Branch and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors.
Minerva's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Carrollton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Minerva came up short against Carrollton in their previous meeting back in April, falling 11-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carrollton's Hannah Little, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Minerva knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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