Pierce fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Polk County on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Slammers by a score of 12-11. The Bluejays were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Slammers earlier this season, when they won 11-4.
Kylie Dvorak put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Jessa Kraft was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Evelyn Skrdla, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI.
Pierce dropped their record down to 10-19 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Polk County, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-20.
Pierce does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Polk County, they will take on Kearney Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The Slammers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Stars have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season.
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