St. Elizabeth has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the California Pintos at 5:00 p.m. California took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Elizabeth, who comes in off a win.
St. Elizabeth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Linn, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (St. Elizabeth was ranked 13th). St. Elizabeth had just enough and edged Linn out 7-5. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, California was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-3 to Hallsville.
St. Elizabeth's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
St. Elizabeth beat California 5-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will St. Elizabeth repeat their success, or does California have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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