West Branch is 2-7 against Cardinal Mooney since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Branch Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. West Branch's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Cardinal Mooney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Branch can't be too worried about heading out to take on Cardinal Mooney: they just beat Jackson at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. West Branch came out on top against Jackson by a score of 7-3 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Branch.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Mooney owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Struthers.
Not much got past Ben Oddis, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Struthers off the board. Oddis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cardinal Mooney's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Saunders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Matt Kay, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Cardinal Mooney, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Everything went West Branch's way against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as West Branch made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Branch since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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