The Twin River Titans will square off against the South Sioux City Cardinals on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Twin River has three straight victories, South Sioux City has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Twin River is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over Tekamah-Herman on Tuesday. With that win, the Titans brought their scoring average up to 7.4 runs per game.
Braeden Santos was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Paydon Rinkol was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Garrett Alexander was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, South Sioux City started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Plattsmouth. They came up short against the Blue Devils on Tuesday, falling 13-2. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by exactly 11 runs.
South Sioux City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Twin River, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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