Ice 10, Lumsden 0
Teams can’t win if they can’t score, and ice pitcher Taylor Luciak saw to it the Cubs wouldn’t have a chance in the opening contest.
After a one-out triple in the top of the first, Luciak would allow only a pair of singles the rest of the night, retiring the side in order from that point on until sixth and striking out 15.
Her teammates, meanwhile, went to work at the plate.
Makenna Simmons led off the game and came around to score and would follow the very next inning with an inside-the-park home run as the Ice took a 3-0 lead. Interestingly enough, two batters earlier Paige McClinton had done the same, turning some nifty baserunning into a round-tripper of her own.
Malea Kletzel would finish the game 3-for-4 with three singles and three scored, while Jasmine Kohl reached base three times and scored a pair of runs.
Ice 7, Lumsden 7
The Cubs were able to get on the board quickly in the rematch, as four of their first five batters reached base, three coming around to score.
The Ice were able to chip away, though, closing within two heading into the fifth inning before putting up a three-spot of their own and taking a 6-4 lead. Kletzel provided the big hit of the inning with yet another inside-the-park home run.
Moose Jaw extended their edge to 7-4 when the Lumsden bats came alive in the seventh, scoring three runs to tie the game. The Ice were unable to respond in their half of the frame and the teams settled for the tie.
Simmons finished with a pair of runs scored on a pair of walks and a double.
Kalena Adrian struck out 15 in going the distance from the circle.
