Jolie Hays was dynamite on Thursday, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her eighth in a row with more than five strikeouts. On the season, Hays has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of .64 over 98.7 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.544/0.598/0.778 with 26 RBI.
Hays' strong effort led Northwest Rankin over D'Iberville and she'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest Rankin has been dominating on the road and they'll enter the match having won 14 straight away games dating back to last season. Will Hays and Co. be able to keep the streak alive? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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