The Crete Cardinals will take on the Beatrice Orangemen at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beatrice is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Crete heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Northwest by a score of 8-7.
Madynn Dunham put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 6 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up 3 earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. The game also marked her third in a row with at least two RBIs. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances while logging 1 home run, 2 RBIs, and 3 walks. The game also marked her sixth in a row with at least five innings pitched.
In other pitching news, Dunham was a also solid presence on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 6 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up 3 earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. The game marked her third in a row with at least two RBIs.
Back at the plate, Dunham made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and struck out 6 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up 3 earned (and five unearned) runs off 11 hits. The game marked her third in a row with at least two RBIs.
Meanwhile, Beatrice faced Gretna East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Orangemen lost 18-9 to the Griffins. The Orangemen's defeat put an end to their six-game winning streak.
Beatrice saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karrigan Henrichs, who went 2-for-4 while posting 1 home run and 4 RBIs. The game marked Henrichs' seventh in a row with at least one RBI.
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