The Rosemount Irish will face off against the North Polars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rosemount's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rosemount's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Lakeville South by a score of 5-0. The victory continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won three in a row.
The result came thanks to Jorey Fry's shutout, as she gave up just three hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kenzi Benson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Julia Wigley also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North). Everything went their way against Tartan on Friday as they made off with a 16-6 win. The victory was nothing new for the Polars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Rosemount pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for North, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
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