Urbana is 1-7 against Graham Local since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Urbana Hillclimbers will be playing at home against the Graham Local Falcons at 5:15 p.m.
Urbana is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They fell 10-6 to Springfield.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Graham Local, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Northwestern an 8-0 shutout on Monday.
Marissa Pine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Pine has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Pine was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Mills, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Urbana's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Graham Local, their win bumped their record up to 8-16.
Urbana might still be hurting after the 17-1 defeat they got from Graham Local in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Urbana, Elaina Purk (who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and four runs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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