The Chase Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Chase has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while R-S Central will arrive with six straight wins.
Chase will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat R-S Central on Tuesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the nine-point defeat they were dealt on Friday. Chase fell just short of R-S Central by a score of 11-9.
For R-S Central's part, Maeli Crain spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and four unearned) runs on 12 hits. Crain has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Hasty was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Powell, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Chase's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for R-S Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
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