There's no place like home for Pleasant Hill, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Pleasant Plains Cardinals out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pleasant Hill also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
McKinley Lowe made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Lowe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lowe was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Lowe wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Henderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Pleasant Plains' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aspen Kitowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pleasant Hill pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs per game. As for Pleasant Plains, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Pleasant Hill didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-0 win vs. Hartsburg-Emden on the 13th. As for Pleasant Plains, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Pawnee at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pawnee: 2.3, Pleasant Plains: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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