The Verdigris Cardinals will head out to challenge the Bristow Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Verdigris is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Friday, Verdigris got the win against Newcastle by a conclusive 11-2. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Bristow's way against Amber-Pocasset on Friday as Bristow made off with a 12-6 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Natalie McCarthy tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Kylie Harper was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Tinlee Roberts, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bristow always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Verdigris' win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Bristow, their record now sits at 12-8.
Verdigris took their victory against Bristow when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Verdigris since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
