The Southwestern Piasa Birds will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Carlinville Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Greenville as Southwestern made off with an 11-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southwestern.
Grace Strohbeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sydney Valdes and Abby McDonald did most of the damage at the plate: Valdes scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while McDonald scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Vivian Zurheide, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Carlinville had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Staunton on Monday.
Braley Wiser made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Southwestern has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10-1 record this season. As for Carlinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-6-1.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Southwestern has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.8 hits per game. However, it's not like Carlinville struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Southwestern might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Carlinville in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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