The Pinckney Pirates will face off against the Dexter Dreadnaughts at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pinckney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Pinckney made easy work of Adrian and carried off an 8-2 win. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Mackenzie Burns made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Burns was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other pitching news, Jade Chelenyak looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
Burns wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Arnold, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Dexter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Lincoln.
Pinckney pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Dexter, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1.
Everything went Pinckney's way against Dexter when the teams last played back in May of 2023, as Pinckney made off with a 7-1 victory. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Dreadnaughts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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