Softball Recap: George Jenkins Eagles vs. Land O' Lakes Gators
After a string of three wins, George Jenkins's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to the Land O' Lakes Gators. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, George Jenkins couldn't push the score so high this time.
George Jenkins saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elis Correa, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Land O' Lakes' side, Taliah Murria spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit. Murria has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
George Jenkins' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Land O' Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
George Jenkins will stay at home for another game and welcome Frostproof at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Frostproof: 3.5, George Jenkins: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Land O' Lakes, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m.
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