De Soto is 9-1 against North Crawford since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The De Soto Pirates will head out on the road to take on the North Crawford Trojans at 5:00 p.m. North Crawford took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on De Soto, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, De Soto beat La Farge 8-5.
Ella Koch made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Koch has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Koch was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kylee Venner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Sophia Obert was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, North Crawford was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They fell just short of De Soto by a score of 10-9.
De Soto's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-12. As for North Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
De Soto came out on top in a nail-biter against North Crawford in their previous matchup last Friday, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for De Soto since the squad 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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