Dearborn is 1-9 against Churchill since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pioneers will take on the Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dearborn will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Renaissance on Tuesday. The Pioneers walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Phoenix. Considering the Pioneers' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Honor Owens was excellent, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Madison Shoff, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Dearborn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Renaissance only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Churchill earned a 5-1 win over Riverview on Saturday.
Churchill's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Dearborn, they moved to 6-15-2 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Dearborn suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Churchill in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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