For the second straight game, Mansfield Senior will face off against Lexington. The Tygers will venture away from home to challenge the Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mansfield Senior has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with ten straight defeats, while Lexington will come in with nine straight wins.
Mansfield Senior fell victim to Lexington and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Minutemen, falling 16-0.
For Lexington's part, Makaree Chapman and Savannah Lutz made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Chapman didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Lutz pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Chapman has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Chapman went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Lutz went 1-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most runs Chapman has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Lexington let Alexis Cantrell and Kylie Thornton run wild. Cantrell went 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Thornton went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Addy Williams also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Lexington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mansfield Senior only posted an OBP of .167.
Lexington pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Mansfield Senior, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
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