The Carlinville Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-City Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carlinville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Carlinville can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They never let East Alton-Wood River onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Hannah Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Ruyle, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-City made easy work of Meridian on Saturday and carried off a 7-1 victory.
Carlinville's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Tri-City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Carlinville came out on top in a nail-biter against Tri-City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. Will Carlinville repeat their success, or does Tri-City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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