If South St. Paul was riding high off their 8-0 takedown of Two Rivers last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South St. Paul Packers took a 10-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hill-Murray Pioneers on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for South St. Paul in their matchups with Hill-Murray: they've now lost four in a row.
Chloe Oneill was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Brandecker, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
South St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hill-Murray, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
South St. Paul will head out on the road to take on Mahtomedi at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mahtomedi will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Hill-Murray, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Simley at 4:30 p.m. Simley's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Hill-Murray's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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