Red Bird is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Cordia a 17-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Red Bird Cardinals will welcome the Cordia Lions at 5:00 p.m. Red Bird has given up an average of 15.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Red Bird fell victim to Jenkins and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, Cordia scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Buckhorn by a score of 14-13.
Riley Melton put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season.
In other batting news, Landon Hall made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryson Perkins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Cordia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Red Bird, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Red Bird suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Cordia in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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