After a string of five wins, Miamisburg's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centerville Elks. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Miamisburg couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jayleigh Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run.
On Centerville's side, Hayley Arnold was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over ten innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Arnold has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Arnold was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Arnold wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ardyn Hopf, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Miamisburg's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Miamisburg will take on Springboro at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Springboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Centerville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wayne at 5:00 p.m. Centerville is facing Wayne at the right time seeing as Wayne is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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