The Waterloo Pirates will challenge the River Valley Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Waterloo is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Marshall on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 4-2.
Ally Schaumann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season.
On the hitting side, Emma Baumann was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, River Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Dodgeville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Dodgers by a score of 6-5. Blackhawks fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Dodgers since on Thursday.
River Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Waterloo, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Waterloo took their win against River Valley in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-3 score. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blackhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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