Cascade and Danville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Cascade Cadets will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Danville Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Cascade will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Cascade will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at Triton Central expense on Wednesday. Cascade fell just short of Triton Central by a score of 3-2.
Cascade saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Gibbs, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Danville got themselves on the board against Southmont on Tuesday, but Southmont never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Mounties as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Danville.
Garrett Groce was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Groce has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Groce was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two triples, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Dylan Williams was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Alex Fuesler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Cascade's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3. As for Danville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Cascade came up short against Danville when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Cascade have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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