The Chadwick Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Early Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chadwick is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Chadwick is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 5-2 to Fordland last Monday.
Ethan Loveland was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Loveland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Loveland wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Trenton Sanders, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Early ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Sparta out 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Early.
The team relied heavily on Ben Lewis, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Colby Pellham, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chadwick's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Early, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
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