In what's become a running theme this season, Gillespie gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on the Jersey Panthers with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Gillespie, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Emma Gipson was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Gipson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gipson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Parish was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Amari Vickery, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Jersey's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Collins, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Gillespie pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for Jersey, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Gillespie will head out on the road to take on Metro-East Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Metro-East Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Jersey, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Alton at 4:30 p.m. Jersey is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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