The Vassar Vulcans will head out on the road to face off against the Millington Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Vassar has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 22 straight losses, while Millington will come in with five straight victories.
Vassar came up short against Reese on Monday, falling 19-2.
Millington came out on top against Unionville-Sebewaing on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run fifth inning. The Cardinals blew past the Patriots 12-2. Considering the Cardinals have won 12 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Morgan Matusik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Matusik was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn Bentoski was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. Kamyrn Blackmer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Millington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Millington pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Vassar, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Vassar suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Millington in their previous meeting back in June of 2019. Can the Vulcans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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