Jamestown is 1-9 against Southwestern since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jamestown Red & Green will head out on the road to square off against the Southwestern Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jamestown is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunkirk. One positive for Jamestown, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Allegany-Limestone by a score of 5-3.
Madelyn Burnett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwestern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Siri Dubois, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Jamestown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Jamestown suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Southwestern in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burnett, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Now that Jamestown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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