The Tippecanoe Red Devils will square off against the Houston Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tippecanoe's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Sidney as they made off with a 20-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Houston won against Mississinawa Valley on Saturday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Wildcats put the hurt on Fairlawn with a sharp 8-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Makenna Vondenhuevel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Olivia Maier and Madison Plunkett did most of the damage at the plate: Maier got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Plunkett went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Tippecanoe has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
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