In what's become a running theme this season, Pleasant Plains gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central Bluejays as the Pleasant Plains Cardinals made off with a 12-6 win. The victory was just what Pleasant Plains needed coming off of a 7-1 loss in their prior contest.
Faith Nestler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Addy Davis, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Aspen Kitowski was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Vogel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pleasant Plains pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Pleasant Plains will be playing in front of their home fans against Hartsburg-Emden at 9:00 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will take on Jacksonville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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