Nixon-Smiley has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Cole Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Nixon-Smiley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
Nixon-Smiley pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 14-10 to Marion.
Kaelynn Mendiola was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyra Ortiz, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cole suffered a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Marion on Friday. Cole has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nixon-Smiley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-15. As for Cole, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19.
Everything went Nixon-Smiley's way against Cole in their previous meeting back in March as Nixon-Smiley made off with a 15-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nixon-Smiley 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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