The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will take on the Beardstown Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bushnell-Prairie City is looking for their season's first win.
On Tuesday, Bushnell-Prairie City came up short against West Prairie and fell 10-7.
Kyra Shamblin was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one double.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Beardstown and New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly, and Beardstown kept the tradition alive. The Tigers blew past the Vipers 12-1 on Wednesday. Considering the Tigers have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Khloe Kearns made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Beardstown got a massive performance out of Kylynn Maltby, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Maltby is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in each of the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Quigley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Beardstown has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Bushnell-Prairie City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-22.
Bushnell-Prairie City suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Beardstown when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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