Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Limon). Everything went their way against the Burlington Cougars on Monday as the Limon Badgers made off with a 20-11 victory. This was a revenge match for the Badgers, as the team was forced to settle for a 19-10 loss when these two played on Monday.
Jessa Book made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and six unearned) runs off eight hits. What's more, she also racked up four hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Limon got a massive performance out of Asha Thompson, who went 2-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Maddie Rushing, who got on base in three of her six plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Limon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.6.
Limon's win bumped their record up to 5-15. As for Burlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Limon will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Rocky Ford at 4:00 p.m. Rocky Ford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Burlington, they will take on Wray/Yuma at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wray/Yuma also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 7.2 runs per game.
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