The Southwestern Trojans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Chautauqua Lake Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Things were looking good for Southwestern after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Jamestown by a score of 8-7.
Ariana Silakowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and six unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexis Beckerink made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Lillie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chautauqua Lake came tearing into Thursday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Wolves 4-2.
Chautauqua Lake also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Cayzlee Johnson gave up only one earned (and four unearned) runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Chautauqua Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karagan Fairbank, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Southwestern's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Chautauqua Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Southwestern came up short against Chautauqua Lake in their previous matchup back in May of 2019, falling 3-0. Thankfully for Southwestern, Olivia Anderson (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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