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Twin River had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Polk County Slammers with a sharp 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Titans, who have now won eight matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Marcie Spitz and Kaleigh Rickard made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Spitz pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rickard struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. At bat, Spitz went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Rickard went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Twin River got a big performance out of Mya Ramaekers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Dohmen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin River lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 1.2.
Twin River pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Polk County, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.
Twin River will play host again on Thursday to welcome Highway 91, where first pitch is scheduled. As for Polk County, they will square off against Ord on Thursday. Polk County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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