Softball Preview: Rush City Tigers vs. Pine City Dragons
Rush City is 9-1 against Pine City since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Rush City Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Pine City Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Rush City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
Rush City is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Rush City has scored all season.
Kendal Pillar was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Pillar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pillar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Pillar wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Summer Nelson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Pine City's way against Hinckley-Finlayson on Thursday as Pine City made off with a 15-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pine City.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rush City fell to 6-1. As for Pine City, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Rush City took their win against Pine City when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 23-2. Will Rush City repeat their success, or does Pine City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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