MACCRAY has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Minneota Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
MACCRAY's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Lakeview on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Lakers.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Minneota's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg by a score of 4-3.
Madison Hennen spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Faith Myhre made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a stolen base, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadi Arndt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Minneota didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg only tossed ten.
MACCRAY dropped their record down to 1-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Minneota, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
MACCRAY came out on top in a nail-biter against Minneota in their previous matchup back in April of 2017, sneaking past 12-11. The rematch might be a little tougher for MACCRAY since the team 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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