Blue Springs South entered their tilt with Blue Springs on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Blue Springs Wildcats an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Emma Dragon made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had in her last three games.
In other batting news, Ella Carmack was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, she also posted a .500 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Gillen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Blue Springs South is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Blue Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.
Blue Springs South will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Staley at 4:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Blue Springs South's favor as the squad sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Staley has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. As for Blue Springs, they will head out to take on Liberty North at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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