Irwin County waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over the Charlton County Indians. Considering Irwin County has won six contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brooklyn Gordon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Emilee Smith was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sailor Mixon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Irwin County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 36.3%.
Irwin County pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Charlton County, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
Irwin County will welcome Fitzgerald at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Charlton County, they will venture away from home to square off against Atkinson County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atkinson County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season.
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