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| 04/01/24 - Home | 9-6 W |
| 03/05/24 - Away | 5-3 W |
| 03/05/24 - Home | 15-5 W |
| 04/13/23 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 13-1 W |
| + 2 more games |
Cedar Ridge is a perfect 7-0 against Sloan-Hendrix since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sloan-Hendrix Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cedar Ridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bradford as Cedar Ridge made off with an 11-0 victory. The Timberwolves haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Sloan-Hendrix came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Rebels 12-5. While the Greyhounds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-25), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lauren Jones was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Sloan-Hendrix let Rylee Brown and Kersee Brewer run wild. Brown scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Brewer scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brown is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Matheny, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Sloan-Hendrix's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Cedar Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Cedar Ridge beat Sloan-Hendrix 9-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Cedar Ridge repeat their success, or does Sloan-Hendrix have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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