If Mission Bay was riding high off their 13-3 takedown of La Jolla last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mission Bay Buccaneers fell just short of the Morse Tigers by a score of 9-7 on Tuesday. Mission Bay was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Morse apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Kimber Manuel was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Maraea Hicks, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Morse's side, Abby Okita was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mission Bay's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Morse, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season.
Mission Bay will be playing in front of their home fans against San Diego at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Diego is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Morse, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Madison has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.59 runs per game on average), something Morse will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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