Saturday just wasn't the day for Bushnell-Prairie City's offense. Their tough 18-0 loss to the Delavan Panthers on Saturday might stick with them for a while. The defeat means Bushnell-Prairie City is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
For Delavan's part, Lainey Klokkenga was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Klokkenga has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Klokkenga was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Delavan got a massive performance out of Faith Harper, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jayley Fisher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bushnell-Prairie City's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Delavan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Bushnell-Prairie City will head out on the road to challenge Monmouth-Roseville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Delavan, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-3 defeat vs. Seymour on the 6th.
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