MACCRAY is 0-4 against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The MACCRAY Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints at 4:30 p.m.
MACCRAY's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Minneota on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, MACCRAY's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 14-11 victory over the Blackjacks.
Madison Anderson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg got a massive performance out of Olivia Noble, who got on base in three of her six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kya Oakes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
MACCRAY's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
MACCRAY came up short against Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2019, falling 4-0. Can MACCRAY avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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