Southwestern is on a five-game streak of home losses, Jamestown a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Southwestern Trojans will take on the Jamestown Red & Green at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Southwestern will head into Tuesday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Allegany-Limestone on Tuesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Friday. Southwestern fell just short of Allegany-Limestone by a score of 5-3.
Madelyn Burnett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Siri Dubois, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Jamestown scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunkirk.
Southwestern's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Jamestown, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Southwestern took their win against Jamestown in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 12-0. Will Southwestern repeat their success, or does Jamestown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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