The Cascade Champions will head out on the road to square off against the Forrest Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cascade is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Cascade fell victim to a rough 10-3 loss at the hands of Community. Cascade has struggled against Community recently, as their contest on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Cascade saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Horn, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Horn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Forrest came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 17-0 shutout. Forrest's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cascade's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Forrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Cascade might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Forrest in their previous matchup back in March. Can Cascade avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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