The Catskill Cats will head out to challenge the Cairo-Durham Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Catskill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Catskill will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Greenville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cats blew past the Spartans 19-7 on Wednesday. The Cats not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 31st (when they won 16-4).
Olivia White was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Sloane Story, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Catskill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .725. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Cairo-Durham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Taconic Hills, falling 16-0.
Cairo-Durham's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Catskill, their record now sits at 4-9.
Catskill might still be hurting after the 21-14 defeat they got from Cairo-Durham in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Cats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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