McKinney North was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past the Denison Yellow Jackets 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McKinney North.
For Denison's part, Maddison Luper and Addison Ciaccio stepped up to the plate in a big way. Luper scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Ciaccio went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Shrum, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
McKinney North's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Denison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11-1.
McKinney North will head out on the road to challenge Princeton at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Princeton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Denison, they will be playing at home against Lovejoy at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Denison surely won't give up without a fight.
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