The Griggsville-Perry Tornadoes will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Pleasant Hill Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Griggsville-Perry is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-9 margin over Routt Catholic on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what Griggsville-Perry needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Hill entered their tilt with Pittsfield with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Saukees on Monday. Pleasant Hill's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
McKinley Lowe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Lowe has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lowe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Lowe wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Hill, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jade Peebles, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Griggsville-Perry's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-11. As for Pleasant Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Griggsville-Perry suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Pleasant Hill in their previous matchup on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowe, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that Griggsville-Perry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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