Mora Falls to Rush City in Conference Clash

Mora traveled to Rush City for their home game on Wednesday. This move was due to these teams trying to move games around for the forecasted rain all day Thursday.

The Tigers got off to a fast start in the game against Mora, scoring 4 runs in the first two innings. Their defense was also outstanding, allowing no runs and only 1 hits through 5 innings of play. Starting pitcher Kendal Pillar was seemingly having her way in the circle. But as mentioned their offense started hot, but was quickly cooled by the Mora defense. The Mustangs defense as well as their pitcher Aubrey Athey deserve a lot of credit. They didn't hang their heads after being down 4-0 after two innings. Instead they came back and tried to attack. And although the first 5 innings weren't going so well offensively, they stuck to it and eventually broke through. In the 6th inning, their leadoff batter would reach on a error, but they didn't care how they got a baserunner. At that point of the game they only had three batters reach base, two via walk and hit by pitch and one via a hit. She was able to steal 2nd and now had a runner in scoring position with nobody out. But Pillar came back to strikeout the next two batters. Mora was not finished though, and Rhiannon Ashworth came through with a RBI triple to get her team on the board and also in position to cut the lead in half. Unfortunately for them, the next batter struck out, but they now had a renewed sense of confidence going into the final inning. The defense did its job, only allowing one hit and quickly getting the three outs needed. Could their offense carry momentum from the last inning or would the Tiger defense close it out? Well it was Pillar and company that would seal the deal and come away with a 4-1 win.

Pitching

Mora:

Aubrey Athey 7 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 4K's

Rush City:

Kendal Pillar 7 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 18K's