Softball Recap: Yutan-Mead Patriots vs. Fairbury Jeffs
Yutan-Mead only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run they dealt Fairbury on Monday. The Yutan-Mead Patriots blew past the Fairbury Jeffs 12-3. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Jersey Siske made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Siske was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rylee Kirchmann was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jancye Long, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Yutan-Mead hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 7-2 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Yutan-Mead has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Fairbury, the defeat snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 14-19 record.
Yutan-Mead didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-7 loss against NEN on the 7th. Fairbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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