Softball Recap: Jasper Vikings vs. Fairfield Tigers
Jasper stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They beat the Fairfield Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. Winning may never get old, but Jasper sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Lilly Banks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Banks was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Idaysia Mercer and Missy Odom did most of the damage at the plate: Mercer scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Odom scored two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances. Makenzie Abrams was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Jasper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5-1 record this season. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Jasper beat Fairfield by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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