It was a good run, but Esko unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Rush City Tigers by a score of 2-1. Esko was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matches prior) but Rush City's pitchers proved too tough.
For Rush City's part, Kendal Pillar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Pillar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Pillar was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Summer Nelson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Esko's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Rush City, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Esko will square off against Cloquet at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Cloquet and Esko are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads. As for Rush City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Moose Lake/Willow River at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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