The Crocker Lions will head out on the road to square off against the St. Elizabeth Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Crocker comes in on six and St. Elizabeth on nine.
Crocker's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Osage. That's two games straight that Crocker has won by exactly 12 runs.
Jackson Burney made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Burney was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Anderson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Landon Pierce was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Elizabeth sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over New Bloomfield on Tuesday.
St. Elizabeth saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Wobbe, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Crocker pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for St. Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Crocker suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to St. Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Crocker, Caleb Oligschlaeger (who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI) 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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