John Glenn dropped their record down to 11-11 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Tri-Valley Scotties by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Scotties this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-6 back in April.
Kinley Porter was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
As for Tri-Valley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-7. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly two runs.
On Tri-Valley's side, Paiton Murphy made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. With that strong performance, Murphy is now averaging an impressive 5 strikeouts per game. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tri-Valley let Larsyn Holdsworth and Ally Peterson run wild. Holdsworth went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Peterson went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs. That's the most hits Peterson has posted since back in April.
John Glenn didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-0 victory against Philo on the 8th. As for Tri-Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-5 win against Meadowbrook on the 9th.
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