With a playoff game on the line, Jac-Cen-Del rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Oldenburg Academy Twisters. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Jac-Cen-Del also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Bailey Groth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maria Meyer and Abbie Schmidt did most of the damage at the plate: Meyer went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Schmidt scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Jac-Cen-Del and bumps their season record up to 8-14. As for Oldenburg Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Jac-Cen-Del will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against North Decatur at 6:00 p.m. North Decatur is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. Oldenburg Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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