The Cainsville Redmen will head out on the road to face off against the Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cainsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Northeast Nodaway's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cainsville's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when North Harrison hitters got past them. Cainsville lost 11-4 to North Harrison last Monday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast Nodaway). Everything went their way against Bishop LeBlond on Tuesday as Northeast Nodaway made off with a 16-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Blue Jays, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Hadley Defreece was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Baylie Busby was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Mylee Wilmes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeast Nodaway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Cainsville's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Northeast Nodaway, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Cainsville came up short against Northeast Nodaway in their previous meeting back in October of 2018, falling 5-1. Can Cainsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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