The White Pigeon Chiefs will be playing at home against the Bangor Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
White Pigeon is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Centreville. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, White Pigeon couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Bangor put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They beat Bloomingdale by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bangor.
Isabelle Horvath made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Horvath has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Horvath was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Wisniewski, who fired off three stolen bases, four runs, and three doubles while going 4-for-4. Carley McCoy was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
White Pigeon's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Bangor, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
White Pigeon skirted past Bangor 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Does White Pigeon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bangor turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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