Chisum dropped to 9-9 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Winnsboro Raiders by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Raiders' pitcher proved too tough.
Brooklyn Ingram spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Molly Martin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
As for Winnsboro, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Winnsboro's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Traci Rogers gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. Rogers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Winnsboro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Journi Vail, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Vail a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Chisum will challenge rival Mount Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Winnsboro is set to take on their familiar foe Lone Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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