Spalding and Mary Persons are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. The Spalding Jaguars will head out to take on the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spalding is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Spalding came up short against Whitewater on Tuesday, falling 13-3. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly ten runs.
Ra?Kiyah Duffie made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mary Persons' offense. They lost 6-0 to LaGrange on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mary Persons saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woodgeard, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
Spalding's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Mary Persons, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Spalding skirted past Mary Persons 5-4 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spalding since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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