Crete is 1-8 against Blair since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Bears at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Crete came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Waverly by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since April 29, 2024.
Crete saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Everett Heath, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Blair's offense. They lost 10-0 to Gretna on Tuesday. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
This is the second loss in a row for Crete and nudges their season record down to 11-10. As for Blair, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Blair's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Crete has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Blair, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8 strikeouts. Will Crete keep running through batters, or will the Bears buck the trend?
Crete couldn't quite get it done against Blair in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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