Softball Game Preview: Pittsfield Saukees vs. Rushville-Industry Rockets

The Pittsfield Saukees will venture away from home to take on the Rushville-Industry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pittsfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.

Pittsfield's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Griggsville-Perry 10-0. The victory continues a trend for the Saukees in their matchups with the Tornadoes: they've now won five in a row.

Not much got past Emma Wombles, who gave up just three hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Griggsville-Perry off the board.

Kinlee Griggs

Hits (Career)

04/30/25 @ Griggsville-Perry	3
04/01/25 @ West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]	2
03/31/25 @ North Greene	2
04/15/25 @ Brown County	1
04/11/25 @ Jacksonville	1

On the hitting side, Pittsfield got a massive performance out of Kinlee Griggs, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave Griggs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenley Gerard, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.

Meanwhile, Rushville-Industry posted their closest win since April 10th on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia 5-4.

Rushville-Industry has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Pittsfield, their record now sits at 13-5-1.

Everything went Pittsfield's way against Rushville-Industry when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Pittsfield made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saukees since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.