Minico lost against Kimberly on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Minico Spartans suffered a tough 14-3 loss at the hands of the Kimberly Bulldogs. Minico has struggled against Kimberly recently, as their contest on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Addie Poole made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Fowler, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Kimberly's side, Addi Clark made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Clark was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madi Trappen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Charlee Law, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Minico's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Kimberly, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Minico will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Jerome at 3:30 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Kimberly, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-3 victory vs. Marsh Valley on the 16th.
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