Highway 91 extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 2-14. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Bend Central Tigers. Highway 91 was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as North Bend Central apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Highway 91 saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaylynn Marty, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. Jocelyn Donnelly also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
As for North Bend Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-11. Seven seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On North Bend Central's side, Emma Rangeloff was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Rangeloff has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Vanessa Cummings was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Hallie Mottl was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
While Highway 91 had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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