Miller is 0-6 against Sarcoxie since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Miller Cardinals will be staying on the road to face off against the Sarcoxie Bears at 5:00 p.m. Sarcoxie took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Miller, who comes in off a win.
Miller put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Verona.
Victoria Hollister made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Hollister was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Loghann Leivan, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Rachel Nunez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sarcoxie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Mt. Vernon.
Sarcoxie saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Osborne, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Miller's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-5. As for Sarcoxie, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Miller came up short against Sarcoxie in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Miller avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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