The Orion Chargers will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Kewanee Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Orion and Dakota finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 tie.
Meanwhile, Kewanee waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over the Trojans.
Lyric Duytschaver and Kalleigh Gale made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Duytschaver pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Gale pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Duytschaver scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Gale scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hope Peed was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Dilender, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Orion's tie makes their record 7-20-1 this season. As for Kewanee, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Orion came out on top in a nail-biter against Kewanee in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 16-15. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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