The Tea Titans will square off against the Mitchell Kernels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Tea is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Roosevelt, who was ranked 17th at the time (Tea was ranked 22nd). The Titans fell just short of the Rough Riders by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mitchell not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since April 20th (when they won 13-0). Everything went their way against Spearfish as they made off with an 11-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Kernels in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won three in a row.
Rylee Jennings spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Schlimgen, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Iris Ackman, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and one triple.
Mitchell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Tea, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Tea couldn't quite finish off Mitchell in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 and fell 15-13. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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