The Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans will take on the Sedan Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Cedar Vale/Dexter's favor as the team sits on 17 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Sedan has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Cedar Vale/Dexter managed to slip by Conway Springs the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Spartans lost 8-2 to the Cardinals on Friday. The loss was the Spartans' first of the season.
Cedar Vale/Dexter saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Bragg, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sedan). They had just enough and edged out Oxford 10-9 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Devils considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Jourdyn Mashburn was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Mallory Darnall was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
Sedan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Sedan's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-14. As for Cedar Vale/Dexter, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 16-1.
Sedan's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cedar Vale/Dexter has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Sedan, though, as they've been averaging 12.4 hits. Given Cedar Vale/Dexter's sizable advantage in that area, the Devils will need to find a way to close that gap.
Cedar Vale/Dexter took their victory against Sedan in their previous meeting on April 7th by a conclusive 16-1 score. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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