Iola has enjoyed the comforts of home their last ten games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Santa Fe Trail Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iola's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Field Kindley as Iola made off with a 12-0 win.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe Trail had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Wildcats.
Gretchen Huizenga spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brooke Neidhardt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kailyn Claypool, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Iola is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Santa Fe Trail, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4.
Iola suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Santa Fe Trail when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Iola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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