The Tell City Marksmen will head out to challenge the Lanesville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tell City is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since May 4, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of North Harrison by a score of 8-6. The Marksmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lanesville came out on top against New Washington on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fourth inning. The Eagles never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won nine in a row.
Makenna Mills made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Madelyn Magner and Brooklyn Albers did most of the damage at the plate: Magner went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI, while Albers went 2-for-4 with two triples and two RBI. Those two triples gave Albers a new career-high. Phoenix Grandmaison also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Lanesville pushed their record up to 5-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Tell City, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Tell City couldn't quite finish off Lanesville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Marksmen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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