Fall Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Eleva-Strum is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Crickets will welcome the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Fall Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Arcadia and fell 7-6.
Meanwhile, Eleva-Strum won against Whitehall on Friday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Cardinals never let Independence/Gilmanton get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Indees: they've now won six in a row.
The result came thanks to Noah Martinson's shutout, as he gave up just seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ty Fjelstad, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Fall Creek now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Eleva-Strum, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Fall Creek's way against Eleva-Strum in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, as Fall Creek made off with a 10-0 win. Do the Crickets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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