Rush City entered their tilt with Moose Lake/Willow River with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels on Tuesday. This was payback for Rush City, who suffered a 10-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kendal Pillar was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Pillar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Pillar was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Pillar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Summer Nelson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Rush City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Moose Lake/Willow River, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rush City will take on Ogilvie at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rush City is facing Ogilvie at the right time seeing as Ogilvie is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Moose Lake/Willow River, they will be playing at home against Denfeld at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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