After flying high against Eastern last Saturday, Peru came back down to earth. The Peru Tigers fell just short of the North Miami Warriors by a score of 5-4 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for Peru in their matchups with North Miami: they've now lost nine in a row.
Kyannah Correll was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three runs and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Molly Mann, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On North Miami's side, Jordyn Hackworth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Hackworth was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashtyn Halterman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Chloe Sparks was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Peru's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for North Miami, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Peru will challenge Whitko at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Peru is facing Whitko at the right time seeing as Whitko is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for North Miami, they will head out on the road to square off against Northfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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