The South Sioux City Cardinals will face off against the Burke Bulldogs on Saturday. Burke took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Sioux City, who comes in off a win.
South Sioux City took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Bryan.
Khenzie Rager spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on 13 hits.
On the hitting side, Aubrey Tranmer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two runs. What's more, she also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Another player making a difference was Laela Montes, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Burke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 13-0 to Bellevue West.
South Sioux City's win ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-21. As for Burke, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
South Sioux City suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Burke in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can South Sioux City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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