The West Carroll Thunder will head out to challenge the Oregon Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Carroll has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Oregon will come in with seven straight victories.
West Carroll is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 13, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Galena by a score of 3-1.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Oregon and Genoa-Kingston meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Hawks walked away with an 11-8 win over the Cogs.
Ella Dannhorn and Lola Schwarz did most of the damage at the plate: Dannhorn went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Schwarz went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Dannhorn is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaelin Shaffer, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Oregon pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for West Carroll, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
West Carroll suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Oregon when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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