Polk County suffered their closest defeat since August 29, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Milford Eagles by a score of 4-2. The Slammers haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Adrienne Waller spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Polk County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lindee Kelley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Polk County's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Milford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Polk County will take on Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Polk County likes a good challenge. As for Milford, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Blue River at 9:00 a.m. Milford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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