Friday just wasn't the day for New London's offense. They suffered a tough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Crestview Cougars on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New London in their matchups with Crestview: they've now lost three in a row.
Emilee Rowland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, New London saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raeann Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Crestview's side, not much got past Kalee Hamman, who gave up just five hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep New London off the board.
On the hitting side, PJ Endicott was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Sophia Durbin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
New London's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Crestview, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
New London will head out on the road to take on Western Reserve at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crestview, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-1 win vs. Galion on the 20th.
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