The Moody Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Italy Gladiators at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moody will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Crawford, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Moody sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Crawford two weeks ago. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Moody as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Italy entered their tilt with Whitney with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. They blew past the Wildcats 8-1. Considering Italy has won 16 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ella Hudson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, Olivia Ramirez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Addy Slovak was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Moody's record is now 4-6. As for Italy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Moody suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Italy in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Moody, Emily Janek (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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