The New Bremen Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Memorial Roughriders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: New Bremen has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Memorial will arrive with three straight victories.
New Bremen lost 10-1 to Fort Recovery on Thursday.
New Bremen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alayna Ross, who went 3-for-4 with a double. Ross has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Abby Homan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Elida on Monday.
Adyson Van De Keere made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Van De Keere was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Alexis Shadrach was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Ayden Young was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
New Bremen's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Memorial, they pushed their record up to 11-7-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. New Bremen hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
New Bremen came up short against Memorial in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Van De Keere, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that New Bremen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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