The Black River Pirates will take on the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders in a tournament on Monday. Black River is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Black River blew Wellington out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Wellington got their revenge. The Pirates fell just short of the Dukes by a score of 7-5. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Abbey Kiser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks.
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At the plate, Remi Dieter and Mia Rosales did some serious damage despite the final result: Dieter went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Rosales went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Dieter has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Stewart, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Mapleton on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by just one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Canton Central Catholic and bumps their season record up to 8-11. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Black River, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
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