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| 05/17/25 - Away | 11-8 W |
| 05/11/24 - Home | 17-4 W |
| 05/12/22 - Away | 0-4 L |
| 05/13/21 - Home | 1-2 L |
| 05/09/19 - Home | 14-4 W |
Peru came out on top against Eastern on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive nine-run fifth inning. The Tigers took their game against the Comets 11-8. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Comets, too.
Bailee - 'Boo' Kintner made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Kintner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Steele, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base. Kyannah Correll was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Peru was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern only posted a batting average of .281.
The win made it two in a row for Peru and bumps their season record up to 10-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their loss was their 11th straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-21.
Coming up, Peru will venture away from home to square off against Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Peru is facing Northwestern at the right time seeing as Northwestern is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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