Sprayberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Riverwood Raiders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Yellow Jackets of the 5-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in August.
Gabbi Leftwich spent all 14 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Sprayberry saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Moody, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Sprayberry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sprayberry's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Riverwood, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-8 record.
Sprayberry will venture away from home to challenge Kennesaw Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sprayberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Riverwood, they will challenge St. Francis at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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