Softball Recap: Jimtown Jimmies vs. Peru Tigers
Jimtown was the 8-2 winner over Peru when they last played one another back in April of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Jimtown Jimmies fell just short of the Peru Tigers by a score of 2-1 on Saturday.
Layla Winrott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
At the plate, Jimtown saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skyler Pello, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On Peru's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jaylah Harlan gave up one run (which was unearned) on eight hits.
Jimtown's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Peru, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Jimtown will head out on the road to square off against South Bend St. Joseph at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Bend St. Joseph: 2.6, Jimtown: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Peru, they will face off against Rochester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rochester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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