Rush City is 10-0 against Ogilvie since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Rush City Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Ogilvie Lions at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rush City has three straight victories, Ogilvie has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Rush City earned a 6-3 win over Moose Lake/Willow River.
Kendal Pillar made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Pillar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Pillar was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Pillar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Summer Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ogilvie came up short against East Central on Friday and fell 9-6.
Rush City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Ogilvie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Rush City's way against Ogilvie in their previous matchup back in April as Rush City made off with a 22-0 victory. Will Rush City repeat their success, or does Ogilvie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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