Crab Orchard and Norris City-Omaha-Enfield are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Trojans are taking a road trip to face off against the Fighting Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crab Orchard has 14 straight victories, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crab Orchard's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Gallatin County with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Josie Stapleton
| 04/08/25 @ Gallatin County | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Carmi-White County | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Wayne City | 1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Vienna | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Benton | 1 |
Josie Stapleton was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Jaycee Hill also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Crab Orchard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield fell victim to Fairfield and their airtight pitching crew last Saturday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Mules, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Crab Orchard's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Crab Orchard's way against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Crab Orchard made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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