After flying high against Wellsville-Middletown last Monday, Sturgeon came back down to earth. The Sturgeon Bulldogs fell 13-8 to the Harrisburg Bulldogs on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sturgeon of the 10-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Aydra Ladyman was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Ladyman wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was McKayla Singleton, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Sturgeon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sturgeon dropped their record down to 3-16 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Harrisburg, the win snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-15 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sturgeon and Paris will meet in a canine-themed contest at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Paris' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Sturgeon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harrisburg, they will challenge Northeast at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harrisburg will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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