Wednesday just wasn't the day for Johnsonburg's offense. They lost 15-0 to the St. Marys Flying Dutch on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Johnsonburg in their matchups with St. Marys: they've now lost five in a row.
For St. Marys' part, Avery Eckels made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Eckels has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Eckels was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gianna Surra, who went 4-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double. Addison Beimel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Johnsonburg's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for St. Marys, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-1.
Johnsonburg will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against DuBois Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. As for St. Marys, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-2 victory vs. Elk County Catholic on the 1st.
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