Jonathan Alder has gone a perfect 7-0 against Urbana recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pioneers will welcome the Hillclimbers at 5:15 p.m. Jonathan Alder is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Jonathan Alder's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Madison Plains 10-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Pioneers needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Jonathan Alder got a great performance from Taryn Miller as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Owyn Johnson
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On the hitting side, Owyn Johnson was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Kylie Petersheim was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple.
Jonathan Alder was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Indian Lake, falling 10-0.
Urbana saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Boyd, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Urbana's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Jonathan Alder, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7.
Everything went Jonathan Alder's way against Urbana in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Jonathan Alder made off with an 18-2 victory. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hillclimbers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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