The Orting Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Fife Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Orting and Kingston finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 tie. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Fife waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cruisers as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Trojans have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Frankie Wolfrom made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Wolfrom was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Fife let Mallory Geving and Mallory Robson run wild. Geving went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Robson went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Kaitlin Christiansen was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs.
Fife always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eatonville only posted an OBP of .360.
Fife's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. With that tie, Orting's record moves to 6-7-1.
Orting beat Fife 10-6 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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