The Cascade Cadets will face off against the Martinsville Artesians at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cascade will be strutting in after a victory while Martinsville will be coming in after a defeat.
Cascade proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Evansville Reitz and snuck past 5-3.
Grace Gray was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Gray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Suzy Moore was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tara Gruca, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Martinsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of West Vigo by a score of 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Cascade's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Martinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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