Tioga can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Collinsville Pirates as the Tioga Bulldogs made off with a 17-6 victory. This was payback for Tioga, who suffered a 17-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Abbie Benke spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Channing Hurst was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Kyndal Whitley, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
On Collinsville's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Derzapf, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Reece Elvington was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Tioga has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season. As for Collinsville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8-1.
Tioga will take on Alvord at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tioga's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Alvord has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road. As for Collinsville, they will challenge Lindsay at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Collinsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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