After five games on the road, Darlington is heading back home. They will take on the Georgetown Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Darlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Gilbert on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 2-1. Darlington has struggled against Gilbert recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Bailey Blackmon spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits. Those 7.1 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Emily Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Georgetown's offense. They lost 10-0 to St. James last Wednesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Georgetown has not been shut out since back in March.
Darlington now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Georgetown, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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