The Nashville Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Wesclin Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Nashville's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups.
Nashville proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by eight) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over O'Fallon. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since April 15th.
Meanwhile, Wesclin started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Carlyle. They fell just short of the Indians/Lady Indians by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Indians/Lady Indians: they've now lost five in a row.
Wesclin saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maria Kahrhoff, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Nashville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-18 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Wesclin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Nashville beat Wesclin 10-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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