Yutan-Mead waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tekamah-Herman Tigers , sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since September 24th.
Jersey Siske spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 11 matchups.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylee Kirchmann, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Yutan-Mead's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-7. As for Tekamah-Herman, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which is still a better percentage than their 5-17 record this season.
Yutan-Mead does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tekamah-Herman, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Ashland-Greenwood at 10:00 a.m. Ashland-Greenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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