Saltillo fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Nettleton on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of Nettleton by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Nettleton this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-3 defeat back in February.
Chloe Skelton was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Kesler, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Saltillo and nudges their season record down to 4-6-1. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.5 strikeouts in those games compared to only 1.56 in the others. As for Nettleton, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 15-1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saltillo will venture away from home to face off against Olive Branch at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Olive Branch has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.14 runs per game on average), something Saltillo will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Nettleton, they will head out to take on Aberdeen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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