The Diamond Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Skyline Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Diamond has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Diamond blew Miller out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Miller got their revenge. The Wildcats fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 10-8. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly two runs.
Diamond saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Crook, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another was Aubrey Ball, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Skyline is still undefeated this season after their match against Lockwood on Tuesday, but Lockwood came as close as anyone has to beating them. Skyline came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against Lockwood.
Skyline pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Diamond, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Diamond skirted past Skyline 6-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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