The St. Paul Buckaroos will square off against the Perrydale Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Paul's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Western Christian. The Buckaroos haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
While Perrydale didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Western Christian 25-4 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mallory Gunther was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with six RBI and three runs. Another player making a difference was Lily Eichler, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Perrydale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 14 hits in three consecutive games.
St. Paul's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Perrydale, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
St. Paul couldn't quite get it done against Perrydale when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 11-7. Will the Buckaroos 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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