The Rising Sun Shiners will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Tecumseh Braves at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rising Sun is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Indianapolis Lutheran as Rising Sun made off with a 12-5 win. Considering Rising Sun has won 19 matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Elaina Titkemeyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Titkemeyer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Works, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emma Russell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tecumseh faced Clay City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Tecumseh walked away with a 7-4 victory over Clay City. Tecumseh is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Rising Sun's win bumped their record up to 26-1. As for Tecumseh, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
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