The Lindsay Knights will head out on the road to take on the Collinsville Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lindsay had to settle for an 11-9 loss against Muenster. Lindsay has not had much luck with Muenster recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Kylie Hielckert made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Caylee Cheaney was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Tioga typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Collinsville proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Collinsville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Shelby Derzapf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Collinsville let Devyn Elvington and Audrey Miller loose on the outfield. Elvington scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Elvington hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydee Matlock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lindsay's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Collinsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9-1 record this season.
Lindsay suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Collinsville in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Derzapf, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Lindsay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
