The El Paso-Gridley Titans will head out on the road to challenge the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Paso-Gridley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Deer Creek-Mackinaw will come in with six straight victories.
Last Thursday, El Paso-Gridley came up short against Herscher and fell 12-8.
Meanwhile, while Deer Creek-Mackinaw put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Midwest Central/Illini Central. Deer Creek-Mackinaw walked away with a 3-0 win over Midwest Central/Illini Central.
Not much got past Kenzie Knowles, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Midwest Central/Illini Central off the board. Knowles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Deer Creek-Mackinaw's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Cottingham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
El Paso-Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8.
El Paso-Gridley suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Deer Creek-Mackinaw in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Knowles, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that El Paso-Gridley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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