The Halls Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Karns Beavers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Halls' pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so Karns' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Halls is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Alcoa on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Tornadoes by a score of 3-2. The Red Devils have struggled against the Tornadoes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Atiana Stamper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Karns posted their closest win since March 21st on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Lemont.
Karns is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Halls, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4-1.
Halls came out on top in a nail-biter against Karns in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the squad 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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