It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Perry ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Rangers, sneaking past 5-4. For the Pirates, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Rangers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2025.
Sophie Sivon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Sivon was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI.

Claire Loveland
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In other batting news, Claire Loveland was excellent, going 4-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Arianna Rogers was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
Perry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .465. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Perry's record now sits at 17-2. As for North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Perry will host Harvey at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North, they will challenge Kenston at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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