The Hibbing Bluejackets will take on the Kelley Mariners at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hibbing has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hibbing is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight games on Tuesday. They lost 12-2 to Hermantown.
Hibbing saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Plombon, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Kelley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Barnum on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bombers by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Mariners' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Kelley's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-2. As for Hibbing, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Hibbing skirted past Kelley 17-16 when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Will the Bluejackets repeat their success, or do the Mariners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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