Softball Recap: South Sioux City Cardinals vs. Ponca Indians
South Sioux City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponca Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 13-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Payton Derochie and Izzie Tranmer did some serious damage despite the final result: Derochie scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Tranmer scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance gave Derochie a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Sky Palmer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Sioux City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponca only posted a batting average of .286.
South Sioux City's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Ponca, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
South Sioux City will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Platteview. As for Ponca, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-0 defeat vs. Tekamah-Herman on the 17th.
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