The Peru Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Rochester Zebras at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Peru gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand South Bend Riley a 10-0 shutout. Peru's victory was all the more impressive since South Bend Riley was averaging only 3.89 runs allowed on the season.
Lilly Steele and Kyannah Correll did most of the damage at the plate: Steele scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Correll scored a run while going 3-for-4. Molly Mann was another key contributor, getting on base in all two of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rochester waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Vikings 6-4.
Brailyn Hunter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hunter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Aubrey Wilson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
Peru is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Peru has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Peru was able to grind out a solid victory over Rochester when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 6-3. Will Peru repeat their success, or does Rochester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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