Twin River is 9-1 against Pierce since August of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Twin River Titans will host the Pierce Bluejays. Twin River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Twin River will head into Thursday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Grand Island Central Catholic on Thursday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-run defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Twin River fell just short of Grand Island Central Catholic by a score of 7-5. The loss continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now lost five in a row.
Marcie Spitz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, JLee Van Driel was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Dohmen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pierce's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 11-8 to O'Neill.
Twin River's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-5. As for Pierce, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything went Twin River's way against Pierce in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Twin River made off with a 20-5 victory. Will Twin River repeat their success, or does Pierce have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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