Mahtomedi was the 9-8 winner over Simley when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Mahtomedi Zephyrs lost 15-9 to the Simley Spartans on Friday. Mahtomedi has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Julia Ruzynski was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Nelson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Mahtomedi's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Simley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Mahtomedi will be playing at home against North at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. North is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Mahtomedi will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Simley, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hastings at 4:30 p.m. Hastings' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Simley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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