Ishpeming and Houghton are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Ishpeming Hematites will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Houghton Gremlins at 4:00 p.m. Ishpeming will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Ishpeming fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Calumet on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Copper Kings by a score of 15-14. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (13), Ishpeming still had to take the loss.
Kadie Kaukola made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-6. Jenna Maki was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Houghton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They blew past the Lakes 10-3. Considering Houghton has won five contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ishpeming has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Houghton, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
Ishpeming suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Houghton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Ishpeming have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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