In what's become a running theme this season, Ishpeming gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the L'Anse Purple Hornets a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ishpeming.
Miley Phillips made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Phillips was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ishpeming let Kadie Kaukola and Jenna Maki loose on the outfield. Kaukola scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Maki went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Jo Hares, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Ishpeming is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for L'Anse, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Ishpeming will stay at home for another game and welcome Houghton at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Houghton will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Ishpeming surely won't give up without a fight. L'Anse does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
