Somerville is 10-0 against Iola since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Somerville Yeguas will head out on the road to face off against the Iola Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Somerville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Somerville can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Everything went their way against Normangee as Somerville made off with a 15-6 win. The victory was just what Somerville needed coming off of an 18-1 defeat in their prior match.
Aubrey Kovasovic made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Kovasovic was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Emma Williams and Aubrey Flencher did most of the damage at the plate: Williams got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Flencher scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kylie Neuendorff, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Iola were a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 5-2 to Mumford.
The win got Somerville back to even at 10-10. As for Iola, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Somerville skirted past Iola 6-4 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerville since the squad 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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