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| 04/29/25 - Home | 14-2 W |
| 05/14/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/25/24 - Away | 8-3 W |
| 05/10/23 - Home | 6-4 W |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 8-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
North has gone 8-2 against Hill-Murray recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Polars will head out to challenge the Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. North is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
If North beats Hill-Murray with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Polars walked away with an 8-4 win over South St. Paul on Monday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Hill-Murray ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Academy of Holy Angels. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pioneers have posted since April 12th.
Elli Petronack made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over eight innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Petronack was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Emily Rebel was excellent, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Reece Comer was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Hill-Murray kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
North's record is now 12-4. As for Hill-Murray, the victory got them back to even at 9-9-1.
Everything went North's way against Hill-Murray when the teams last played two weeks ago, as North made off with a 14-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Polars 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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