Hastings entered their tilt with South St. Paul with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the South St. Paul Packers onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Hastings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For South St. Paul's part, Audrey Madson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits. Madson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Hastings has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for South St. Paul, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hastings will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Simley at 4:30 p.m. Simley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Hastings' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South St. Paul, they will head out on the road to take on Two Rivers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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