The Park Rangers are taking a road trip to challenge the Laurel Locomotives at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Park has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Laurel will come in with 12 straight victories.
Park made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hardin, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Rangers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 10-8 on Thursday.
Kenna Benzel put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off two hits. Benzel was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those stolen bases were her first of the season.
In other batting news, Quinci Wood made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was her first of the season. Tess Goosey was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Laurel got the win against East Helena on Wednesday by a conclusive 16-2. The result was nothing new for the Locomotives, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Laurel's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Park, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Park suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Laurel in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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