The Norwood Pirates are on the road again on Monday to play the Van Buren Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Norwood's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Van Buren's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Norwood's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Laquey with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Van Buren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Poplar Bluff.
Katelyn Warner made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Van Buren didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Norwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Everything went Norwood's way against Van Buren when the teams last played last Friday, as Norwood made off with a 12-1 win. Will Norwood repeat their success, or does Van Buren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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