The Pleasant Plains Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-City Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pleasant Plains: 2.9, Tri-City: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Pleasant Plains sidestepped Pittsfield for a 4-2 victory.
Faith Nestler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Delaina Manuel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Manuel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, while Tri-City put up some runs last Monday, the same can't be said for Sacred Heart-Griffin. Tri-City came out on top in a nail-biter against Sacred Heart-Griffin and snuck past 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-City.
Pleasant Plains has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Tri-City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Pleasant Plains skirted past Tri-City 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Plains since the team 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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