Saukees
| 04/17/25 @ Carlinville | 11 |
| 04/16/25 vs Barry Western | 7 |
| 04/15/25 @ Brown County | 19 |
| 04/14/25 vs Quincy Notre Dame | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Jacksonville | 4 |
| + 10 more games |
The Pittsfield Saukees will challenge the North Mac Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pittsfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Pittsfield didn't have quite enough to beat Carlinville and fell 12-11.
Grace Henry and Sophie Gengler did some serious damage despite the final result: Henry got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run and two RBI, while Gengler went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Taylor Peebles, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Mac was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They lost 18-3 to Southwestern.
North Mac saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lennox Wiseman, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was Wiseman's first of the season.
Pittsfield's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3-1. As for North Mac, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
North Mac's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Pittsfield has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for North Mac, though, as they've been averaging 8.8 hits. Given Pittsfield's sizable advantage in that area, the Panthers will need to find a way to close that gap.
Pittsfield couldn't quite finish off North Mac in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Saukees avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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