Leesville Road and Cardinal Gibbons are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Leesville Road Pride will be playing at home against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leesville Road will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Leesville Road put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Broughton 17-8. Leesville Road's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Leesville Road let Savannah Oberdorf and Avery Goodwin loose on the outfield. Oberdorf scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Goodwin went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Haley Lamme, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Enloe by a score of 8-5. That's two games straight that Cardinal Gibbons has won by exactly three runs.
Bridget Mazzo was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mallory Kelly, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Leesville Road's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Leesville Road has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Gibbons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Leesville Road skirted past Cardinal Gibbons 10-9 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Leesville Road have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cardinal Gibbons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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