North Mac has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Mac is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vandalia a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded North Mac with their most commanding win of the season.
Taylor Keirs was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Keirs was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ines Ortigosa was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Abby Hendricks was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, everything went Sangamon Valley/Tri-City's way against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central on Monday as Sangamon Valley/Tri-City made off with an 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sangamon Valley/Tri-City.
North Mac is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Sangamon Valley/Tri-City, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
North Mac might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Sangamon Valley/Tri-City in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can North Mac avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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