Iroquois is 6-0 against Youngsville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Iroquois Braves are on the road again to play the Youngsville Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Youngsville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Iroquois, who comes in off a win.
Iroquois will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Erie on Monday. Iroquois came out on top in a nail-biter against Erie and snuck past 12-10. The high-scoring effort was just what Iroquois needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Phoenix Thomas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over ten innings while giving up seven earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Thomas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Mila Gehrlein-Carpenter was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Karina Reichard, who scored four runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Youngsville is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 16-6 to Saegertown back in April. That's two games in a row now that Youngsville has lost by exactly ten runs.
Iroquois is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Youngsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Iroquois' way against Youngsville when the teams last played back in April as Iroquois made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iroquois since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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