Softball Recap: Horn Jaguars vs. Rockwall Yellowjackets
Horn fell victim to Rockwall and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Rockwall Yellowjackets. Horn has not had much luck with Rockwall recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Hailey Martinez spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Horn saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Ashford, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Rockwall's side, not much got past Ainsley Pemberton, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Horn off the board. Pemberton has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Presley Brott was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Ford, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Horn's loss dropped their record down to 12-9-3. As for Rockwall, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-7-1.
Horn will head out on the road to take on Mesquite at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horn is facing Mesquite at the right time seeing as Mesquite is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Rockwall, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Royse City at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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