Blair-Taylor is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Melrose-Mindoro is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Blair-Taylor Wildcats will take on the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Blair-Taylor's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Fall Creek on Saturday. They lost 12-0 to the Crickets. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Blair-Taylor's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Melrose-Mindoro gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Whitehall as Melrose-Mindoro made off with a 13-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Melrose-Mindoro considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Isabella Rozek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Rozek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cooper Zeman and Ayla Reuter did most of the damage at the plate: Zeman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Reuter went 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hiles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Blair-Taylor's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Melrose-Mindoro, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
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