Mitchell and Sand Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mitchell Marauders are on the road again on Thursday to play the Sand Creek Scorpions at 3:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mitchell's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Elizabeth on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Sand Creek came up short against Sierra on Tuesday and fell 13-10. The Scorpions haven't had much luck with the Stallions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Sailor Livingston put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 17 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up seven earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two triples, and three runs.
In other batting news, Kayla Dempsey was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sand Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Mitchell dropped their record down to 0-17 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sand Creek, their record now sits at 7-15.
Mitchell suffered a grim 28-0 defeat to Sand Creek in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Mitchell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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