Tigers
| 05/21/25 vs Mesabi East | 3-0 |
| 05/21/25 vs Marshall | 12-2 |
| 05/16/25 @ Proctor | 5-2 |
| 05/14/25 vs Ogilvie | 9-3 |
| 05/14/25 @ Mora | 4-1 |
| + 3 more games |
With a playoff win on the line, Rush City rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mesabi East Giants a 3-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won eight contests in a row.
Kendal Pillar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Pillar wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lola Mold, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Rush City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mesabi East, they moved to 8-8 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Coming up, Rush City will challenge Esko at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mesabi East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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