The Perryville Pirates will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Fredericktown Black Cats at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Perryville is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 12, 2023 on Thursday. They put the hurt on Jefferson with a sharp 19-7 victory. Considering the Pirates' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fredericktown). They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Saxony Lutheran on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Black Cats.
Michaela Reagan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Calie Allgier was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jonsyn Rehkop, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Fredericktown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The win snapped Perryville's losing streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record. As for Fredericktown, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Perryville suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Fredericktown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Perryville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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