After flying high against Northfield last Monday, Maconaquah came back down to earth. The Maconaquah Braves fell just short of the North Miami Warriors by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Maconaquah has not had much luck with North Miami recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Kasey Murry was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Shaela Brazzel, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On North Miami's side, Jordyn Hackworth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. Hackworth has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, North Miami saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Masters, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Maconaquah's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for North Miami, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-13.
Maconaquah will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lewis Cass at 5:30 p.m. Lewis Cass is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for North Miami, they will take on West Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in West Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches.
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