The Poplar Bluff Mules are taking a road trip to square off against the Northwest Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Poplar Bluff will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Poplar Bluff will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Kelly 7-5.
The team relied heavily on Ireland Byrne, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
Poplar Bluff kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Northwest beat Parkway West 7-3 on Monday.
Poplar Bluff pushed their record up to 10-11 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Northwest, their record now sits at 23-10.
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