The Mineral Point Pointers will take on the Prairie du Chien Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mineral Point's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Prairie du Chien's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Prairie du Chien will be up against a hot Mineral Point squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Pointers' pitchers stepped up to hand Southwestern a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Pointers, who have now won seven games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Prairie du Chien sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Lancaster on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blackhawks.
Claire Kennedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Rita Achenbach was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Irelynd Cejka, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Mineral Point's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Prairie du Chien, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Mineral Point came out on top in a nail-biter against Prairie du Chien when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Pointers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blackhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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