The Alleman Pioneers will venture away from home to square off against the Knoxville Blue Bullets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Alleman sitting on three straight victories and Knoxville on 24.
Alleman took a 11-run defeat the last time they faced off against East Moline United, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pioneers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers on Thursday, sneaking past 9-8.
Campbell Humphrey was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyla Possin, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Alleman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Knoxville put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They blew past Bureau Valley 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Blue Bullets, who have now won 22 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Knoxville pushed their record up to 26-5 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Alleman, their record is now 11-19.
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