Cardinals
| 04/30/25 @ Mt. Zion | 1 |
| 04/29/25 vs New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly | 12 |
| 04/24/25 @ Riverton | 16 |
| 04/23/25 @ Taylorville | 6 |
| 04/22/25 @ Athens | 13 |
| + 12 more games |
The Pleasant Plains Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Williamsville Bullets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Plains is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Pleasant Plains' last matchup with Mt. Zion could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Wednesday. The Cardinals came up short against the Braves, falling 7-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Braves recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Pleasant Plains saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Murphy, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Williamsville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Athens/Greenview on Tuesday. The Bullets' pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors an 11-0 shutout. The Bullets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Williamsville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pleasant Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5-1.
Pleasant Plains was able to grind out a solid victory over Williamsville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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