The Peru Tigers will take on the Logansport Berries at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Peru is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over Maconaquah.
Bailee - 'Boo' Kintner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Peru let Kaycee Leffler and Lilly Steele run wild. Leffler went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Steele went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Leffler a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Logansport entered their tilt with Northwestern on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Berries, who have now won 14 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Gracie Risley made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrienne Scott, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Maddy Baumgardner was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Logansport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northwestern only posted an OBP of .000.
Logansport's win bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Peru, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
Peru suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Logansport in their previous meeting on May 6th. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
