After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Spearville, Bucklin was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Skyline Thunderbirds out 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bucklin also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
For Skyline's part, Gaby Eubank was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
Even though they lost, Skyline didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win got Bucklin back to even at 2-2-1. As for Skyline, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Bucklin by a score of 12-8 later that day.
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