The Garber Dukes will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Millington Cardinals, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Garber: 3.7, Millington: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Garber stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Glenn 12-5. 12 seems to be a good number for Garber as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kara Kotenko made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off 11 hits. Kotenko has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kotenko was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Wagner was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was JJ Shooltz, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Millington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Broncos out 2-1.
Garber is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Millington, their victory bumped their record up to 14-2.
Garber took their win against Millington when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Garber have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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