The North Baltimore Tigers will head out on the road to take on the New Riegel Blue Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Baltimore is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but North Baltimore had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Van Buren. The loss continues a trend for North Baltimore in their matchups with Van Buren: they've now lost four in a row.
Brynlee Schmidt put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed eight innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Schmidt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Kaylee Allison made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Layla Delancy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, New Riegel put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Lakota with a sharp 10-4 victory.
North Baltimore now has a losing record at 9-10. As for New Riegel, their win bumped their record up to 21-3.
Everything went North Baltimore's way against New Riegel in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 as North Baltimore made off with a 14-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Baltimore since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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