The Crestwood Red Devils will face off against the Berkshire Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crestwood has five straight wins, Berkshire has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Crestwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Cardinal with a sharp 11-2 victory on Wednesday. The Red Devils not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 4, 2024 (when they won 11-1).
Meanwhile, Berkshire came up short against Wickliffe on Wednesday, falling 11-3.
Berkshire saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Miller, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Jason Brent also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Crestwood pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Berkshire, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Crestwood skirted past Berkshire 4-3 in their previous matchup on Friday. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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