The Rush City Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Aitkin Gobblers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rush City is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Rush City is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Pine City (and have done all season long). Rush City blew past Pine City 13-1. 13 seems to be a good number for Rush City as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Paityn Adickes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Adickes has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Adickes was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Rush City got a big performance out of Cailyn Glenna, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Hannah Mechtel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Aitkin put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 10-5 win over Crosby-Ironton.
Rush City's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Aitkin, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Rush City came out on top in a nail-biter against Aitkin when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rush City 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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