The Kewanee Boilermakers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Farmington Farmers at 11:00 a.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Kewanee came up short against Biggsville West Central and fell 6-2.
Hannah Tiska made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hope Peed, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Kewanee didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biggsville West Central only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Farmington didn't have quite enough to beat Limestone on Saturday and fell 3-2.
Kewanee's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Farmington, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Kewanee was able to grind out a solid win over Farmington when the teams last played back in April of 2022, winning 6-2. Will Kewanee repeat their success, or does Farmington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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