Spalding pushed their score to nine the last time they played Locust Grove, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. The Spalding Jaguars fell 3-0 to the Locust Grove Wildcats. The Jaguars have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Spalding saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hallie Cline, who went 2-for-3 with a double. What's more, Cline also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Spalding didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Spalding's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Locust Grove, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Jaguars faces off against Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Locust Grove, they will take on McDonough at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. McDonough is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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