Linn is 7-1 against St. Elizabeth since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Linn Wildcats will play host again on Thursday to welcome the St. Elizabeth Hornets, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Linn: 1.9, St. Elizabeth: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Linn's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Pacific with a sharp 15-0 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Kenzy Hackmann, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Hackmann, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Linn always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, St. Elizabeth waltzed into their match on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Owls. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since September 13th.
Linn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3 record this season. As for St. Elizabeth, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Linn skirted past St. Elizabeth 5-4 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Linn repeat their success, or does St. Elizabeth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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