It was a good run, but Mandarin unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Middleburg Broncos. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Mandarin's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Shelby Ricketts spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Mandarin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariana Brown, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Middleburg's side, not much got past Morgan Beckham, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Mandarin off the board. Beckham has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bayleigh Girgis was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelyn Hagan, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Mandarin's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4. As for Middleburg, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mandarin will square off against Creekside at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Middleburg, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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