The Pleasant Plains Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pleasant Plains will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Zion will be coming in after a defeat.
Pleasant Plains took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They never let New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Vipers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Pleasant Plains got a great performance from Sean Lowder as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. What's more, Lowder posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains' win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Zach Ponce, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Pleasant Plains hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion didn't have quite enough to beat Monticello on Tuesday and fell 5-4.
Pleasant Plains' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Mt. Zion, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5.
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