The Steele Comets will take on the Hubbard Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Steele is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Midview just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Middies by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Steele has scored all season.
Karina Shuster spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Steele saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nevaeh Sadler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hubbard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of LaBrae by a score of 3-2.
Phoebe Rusnak put in work no matter where she played. She pitched 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Rusnak was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Steele fell to 9-1. As for Hubbard, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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