Denison fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lovejoy on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Lovejoy Leopards, falling 12-5. The Yellow Jackets' loss continues a trend for the team, making it five in a row.
Denison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calli Svendsen, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that Svendsen launched this season. Another was Addison Ciaccio, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Denison now has a losing record of 7-8. As for Lovejoy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Denison will head out to take on McKinney North at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Denison has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Lovejoy, they will challenge Walnut Grove at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Walnut Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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