The Hill-Murray Pioneers will square off against the Two Rivers Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hill-Murray is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Hill-Murray didn't have quite enough to beat Mahtomedi and fell 7-6.
Emily Rebel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Jayda Mackey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Two Rivers). Everything went their way against Simley on Monday as they made off with a 22-12 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Addison Estall, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-5. Those eight RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryn Christopherson, who went 3-for-5 with four runs and three RBI.
Two Rivers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .475. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Hill-Murray's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Two Rivers, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Hill-Murray skirted past Two Rivers 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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