Vernon has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jacksboro Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Vernon fell victim to a tough 16-2 loss at the hands of Iowa Park.
Meanwhile, Jacksboro had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 18 on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jackrabbits a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jacksboro, who have now won 16 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Maddy Morgan was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Brailyn Tullous, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Vernon dropped their record down to 1-8 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jacksboro, their win bumped their record up to 25-3.
Vernon suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Jacksboro in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jacksboro's Brooke Reaves, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Vernon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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