Terre Haute North Vigo came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Mooresville Pioneers out 6-4. This was payback for Terre Haute North Vigo, who suffered a 17-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kearstin Monday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kara Salmon, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Rayven Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Mooresville's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Kugelman, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Guy, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Terre Haute North Vigo is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Mooresville, their loss dropped their record down to 21-7.
Terre Haute North Vigo will take on Brownsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownsburg is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Terre Haute North Vigo will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Mooresville, they will challenge Martinsville at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Martinsville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.42 runs per game on average), something Mooresville will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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