The Leo Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Jay County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Jay County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Leo didn't have quite enough to beat Lincolnview and fell 2-1.
Leo got a good showing from Leah Shappell, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Shappell has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Jay County didn't have quite enough to beat Norwell on Friday and fell 4-3. The game marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Jay County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenna Ruble, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Jay County fell to 7-1. As for Leo, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Leo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jay County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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