After a string of seven wins, Wilmington's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 8-3 to the Morris Redskins. Wilmington has not had much luck with Morris recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Taylor Stefancic made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Southall, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Wilmington was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post three or more doubles.
On Morris' side, Macie Ferguson and Nevaeh Terry did most of the damage at the plate: Ferguson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Terry went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Wilmington's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Morris, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Wilmington will be playing at home against Streator at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Morris, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Seneca at 11:30 a.m. Morris is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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