The Melvindale Cardinals will face off against the Renaissance Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Melvindale knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Renaissance likes a good challenge.
On Wednesday, Melvindale got the win against Thurston by a conclusive 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Renaissance fell victim to Cass Tech and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Technicians, falling 12-0. The Phoenix have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Melvindale pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Renaissance, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Everything went Melvindale's way against Renaissance in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, as Melvindale made off with a 19-3 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Phoenix turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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