Softball Recap: Rush City Tigers vs. Pine City Dragons
In what's become a running theme this season, Rush City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Pine City Dragons with a sharp 13-1 win. 13 seems to be a good number for Rush City as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Paityn Adickes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Adickes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Adickes was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Rush City got a big performance out of Cailyn Glenna, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Hannah Mechtel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Rush City's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Pine City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rush City will challenge Aitkin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rush City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season. As for Pine City, they will head out on the road to face off against Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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