Iberia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Russellville Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Iberia's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six matches.
Russellville's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Iberia hadn't allowed a single run the last six times they've hit the field. Iberia's pitcher stepped up to hand Crocker a 17-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Rangers, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jaylyn Piggott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Iberia got a massive performance out of Addison Williams, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kya Yoakum, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Iberia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .760. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .519 or higher in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Russellville scored first but ultimately less than New Bloomfield in their contest on Thursday. They fell 13-8 to the Wildcats. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 0-0 in the first period.
Iberia pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Russellville, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
Iberia took their win against Russellville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iberia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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