Plainfield is 1-9 against Mooresville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Plainfield Quakers will head out on the road to face off against the Mooresville Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. Plainfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Plainfield's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Cascade on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cadets. Plainfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sidney Parks was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Plainfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Broyles, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Broyles has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Mooresville stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Bloomington North 13-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mooresville.
Aubrey Todd spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayla Beasley, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Poulson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Mooresville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Plainfield might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Mooresville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Plainfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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