If Kelso was feeling good off their 12-2 takedown of Mountain View last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Kelso Hilanders fell 7-3 to the Battle Ground Tigers on Friday. Kelso has struggled against Battle Ground recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Paityn Mackin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Kelso saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karsyn Hall, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Kelso's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Battle Ground, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Kelso will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Heritage at 4:30 p.m. As for Battle Ground, they will take on Prairie at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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