Graham Local is 7-1 against Urbana since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Graham Local Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Urbana Hillclimbers at 5:15 p.m. Urbana took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Graham Local, who comes in off a win.
Graham Local took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Northwestern 8-0.
Marissa Pine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Pine has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Pine was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Mills, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 10-6 to Springfield.
Graham Local's victory bumped their record up to 8-16. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Graham Local's way against Urbana in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Graham Local made off with a 17-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Graham Local since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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