Lovejoy is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Forney is on a 16-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lovejoy Leopards will take on the Forney Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lovejoy: 3.3, Forney: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lovejoy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Forney onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Give Lovejoy's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Not much got past G Boitmann, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Forney off the board. Boitmann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Skylar Rucker, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Lovejoy is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-10-1 record this season. As for Forney, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 34-2-3.
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