After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four games, Ishpeming finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 8-2 to the Houghton Gremlins. Ishpeming has not had much luck with Houghton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Payton Manninen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Manninen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Manninen was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
Manninen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Maki, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ishpeming's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Houghton, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Ishpeming by a score of 14-5 later that day.
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