The Norwalk Truckers will square off against the Columbian Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Norwalk, who comes in off a win.
Norwalk's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Ontario. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Truckers.
Meanwhile, Columbian suffered their closest defeat since April 26th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Seneca East by a score of 10-8.
Breanna McNutt was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Corinne Plott, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Norwalk's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Columbian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season.
Norwalk skirted past Columbian 9-8 in their previous matchup last Monday. Do the Truckers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tornadoes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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