South Sioux City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ponca Indians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 13-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Payton Derochie and Izzie Tranmer did some serious damage despite the final result: Derochie scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Tranmer scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance gave Derochie a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Sky Palmer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Sioux City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ponca only posted a batting average of .286.
South Sioux City's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Ponca, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9.
South Sioux City will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Platteview. As for Ponca, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-0 defeat vs. Tekamah-Herman on the 17th.
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