Hesston has been on the road for two straight, but in Tuesday's first game they'll finally head home. They will take on the Nickerson Panthers at 4:00 p.m. in Tuesday's first game. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
In Friday's second game, Hesston didn't have quite enough to beat Hoisington and fell 3-2.
Elyse Griffin was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Griffin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Griffin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Griffin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kori Kramer, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Nickerson fell victim to Pratt and their airtight pitching crew in Friday's second game. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the Greenbacks. Nickerson has not had much luck with Pratt recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Hesston's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Nickerson, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Hesston's way against Nickerson in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Hesston made off with a 17-1 win. Does Hesston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nickerson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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