After having lost a blowout in their previous game against O'Neill, Ord was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They blew past the Lexington Minutemen 19-3. With that win, the Chanticleers brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Alexandra Jeffres made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Jeffres was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allison Wheeler, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Aracely Negrete was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Ord was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington only posted a batting average of .235.
Chanticleers
| 09/06/25 @ Lexington | 19-3 |
| 09/04/25 @ O'Neill | 2-10 |
| 09/04/25 @ Pierce | 4-12 |
| 09/02/25 vs Gothenburg | 17-9 |
| 08/28/25 @ Fairbury | 6-13 |
Ord's victory ended a 17-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Lexington, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Coincidentally, Ord and Lexington will both be playing Alliance the next time they take the field. The Chanticleers will head out to face the Bulldogs at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while the Minutemen will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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