The Orting Cardinals will take on the Cascade Christian Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Orting's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Cascade Christian has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, Orting made easy work of Sequim and carried off a 13-7 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cascade Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Seattle Christian on Saturday and fell 5-4.
Cascade Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Neeley, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Ben Dewey was another, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Orting's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Cascade Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Orting skirted past Cascade Christian 7-6 when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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