After losing to Blue River the last time they met, Polk County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Polk County Slammers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Blue River on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Slammers.
Adrienne Waller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lindee Kelley was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
Polk County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Blue River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-12.
Polk County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-0 defeat vs. York on the 26th. Blue River has also already played their next game, a 5-4 win against Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan on the 28th.
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