The South Bend Clay Colonials will square off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Bend Clay is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought contest, but South Bend Clay had to settle for a 5-4 loss against South Bend Riley.
Jessica Cleveland put in work while hitting and pitching. She pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Cleveland has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cleveland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Cleveland wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Haylee Hyduk, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Jimtown stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They never let Angola onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Jimtown who now have four in a row.
Like South Bend Clay, Jimtown also got a great game from a two-way player: Layla Winrott. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Winrott was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Abbey Brown was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kendal McPhee, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
South Bend Clay's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Jimtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Bend Clay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jimtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South Bend Clay suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Jimtown in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winrott, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that South Bend Clay knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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