Pioneers
| 05/01/25 @ Simley | 18 |
| 04/30/25 vs South St. Paul | 9 |
| 04/22/25 vs Tartan | 8 |
| 04/15/25 vs Mahtomedi | 6 |
| 04/08/25 @ South St. Paul | 6 |
The matchup between Hill-Murray and Simley on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Pioneers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 19-18. On the bright side, the 18- run performance marked the Pioneers' highest-scoring game to date.
Hill-Murray got a massive performance out of Jayda Mackey, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base was Mackey's first of the season. Malia Mauer was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Hill-Murray's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for Simley, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hill-Murray will venture away from home to square off against Duluth East at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. The last four games the Greyhounds have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Simley, they are taking a road trip to take on South St. Paul at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Packers have averaged an impressive 6.9 runs per game this season.
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