Twin River has gone 9-1 against Highway 91 recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Twin River Titans will play host again on Thursday to welcome Highway 91, where first pitch is scheduled. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Twin River made easy work of Polk County and carried off an 11-4 victory. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Marcie Spitz and Kaleigh Rickard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Spitz tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rickard struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. At the plate, Spitz went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Rickard went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Twin River got a big performance out of Mya Ramaekers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of JLee Van Driel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin River didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highway 91). Everything went their way against South Sioux City on Tuesday as Highway 91 made off with a 13-1 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Twin River's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Highway 91, the victory also got them back to even at 4-4.
Twin River took their win against Highway 91 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Twin River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highway 91 turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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