The England Lions will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Joseph Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, while England put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Jacksonville. England was the clear victor by an 18-0 margin over Jacksonville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for England.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph came up short against Nemo Vista on Friday and fell 18-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (14), St. Joseph still had to take the loss.
Ashlynne Vote was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring six runs and stealing two bases while going 5-for-5. Another player making a difference was Regan Turner, who went 3-for-6 with three RBI and two doubles.
England's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
England came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Joseph when the teams last played back in April of 2018, sneaking past 6-4. Does England have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Joseph turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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