The St. Peter Saints will square off against the Marshall Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Peter's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Marshall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Peter fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Jordan on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hubmen / Jaguars by a score of 7-6.
Auden Anderson was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Courtlynn Spessard made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Ashley Liebl was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Marshall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 14-3 to Willmar.
Marshall saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Dallman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Marshall's record is now 0-10. As for St. Peter, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-7.
St. Peter came out on top in a nail-biter against Marshall in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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