The Mineral Point Pointers will face off against the Parkview Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Mineral Point nor Parkview posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Mineral Point is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fennimore just ended the team's 19-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Pointers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Parkview fell victim to Johnson Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bluejays, falling 15-0.
Parkview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Mineral Point, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 22-4.
Parkview's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Mineral Point has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Parkview, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Mineral Point keep running through batters, or will the Vikings buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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