The Kewanee Boilermakers will head out on the road to square off against the Pontiac Indians at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rockridge hit Kewanee with a four-run sixth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Boilermakers lost 12-2 to the Rockets. The Boilermakers have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Kewanee saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kalleigh Gale, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pontiac owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They skirted past St. Joseph-Ogden 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
The result came thanks to Elena Krause's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit any time she's pitched this season.
Pontiac's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Kewanee, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
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