Elizabeth is 9-0 against Mitchell since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Elizabeth Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Mitchell Marauders at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Elizabeth has four straight victories, Mitchell has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Pueblo East 14-2 on Wednesday. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by eight runs or more this season.
Faith Carlson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August.
In other batting news, Elizabeth got a massive performance out of Larissa Wesbrook, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The last time Wesbrook's OBP was this high was back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessie VanAernam, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mitchell came up short against James Irwin on Saturday, falling 34-26. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (ten), the Marauders still had to take the loss.
MariaReyna Santos stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored four runs while getting on base in six of her ten plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryiana Melvin, who scored three runs while getting on base in five of her eight plate appearances.
Elizabeth's record is now 9-3. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Elizabeth's way against Mitchell when the teams last played back in September of 2022 as Elizabeth made off with a 17-0 win. Does Elizabeth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mitchell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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