After having lost a blowout in their previous game against South Shelby, Mark Twain was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Van-Far Indians with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ella Moss was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two stolen bases. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Shaelyn Shepherd, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mark Twain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mark Twain's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Van-Far, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Mark Twain will head out to square off against Madison at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Van-Far, they will host Hermann at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hermann is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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