After flying high against Whiteland last Thursday, Mooresville came back down to earth. The Mooresville Pioneers fell just short of the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots by a score of 6-4 on Friday. Mooresville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Terre Haute North Vigo apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Mooresville saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Kugelman, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Guy, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
On Terre Haute North Vigo's side, Kearstin Monday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. Monday has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kara Salmon was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Kenzie Zigler was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Mooresville's defeat dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-9.
Mooresville is on the road again on Monday to play Martinsville at 8:00 p.m. Mooresville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they will challenge Brownsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownsburg will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Terre Haute North Vigo surely won't give up without a fight.
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