The Princeton Tigers will square off against the Mendota Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton will be strutting in after a win while Mendota will be coming in after a defeat.
Princeton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Hall. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mendota was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 13-1 to Erie-Prophetstown.
Mendota saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Henkel, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Princeton pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mendota, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Princeton's way against Mendota in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Princeton made off with a 17-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers 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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