South St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 7-2 to the Simley Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South St. Paul of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
South St. Paul saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Pederson, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
South St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Simley, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7.
South St. Paul didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-2 defeat vs. North on the 8th. As for Simley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mahtomedi at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Simley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mahtomedi's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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