Iroquois is 0-5 against Saegertown since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Iroquois Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the Saegertown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Iroquois will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Maplewood on Friday. Everything went Iroquois' way against Maplewood as Iroquois made off with a 14-8 victory. Iroquois' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Karina Reichard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Reichard was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mila Gehrlein-Carpenter, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Fiona YELKOVICH, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Saegertown earned a 6-1 win over Maplewood on Tuesday.
Iroquois has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Saegertown, their record is now 8-2.
Iroquois came up short against Saegertown when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 5-0. Can Iroquois avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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