Maggie Walker will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the James Monroe Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Maggie Walker is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Maggie Walker can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Thomas Jefferson an 11-0 shutout.
Donovan Johnson was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Carson Holbert, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, James Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 9-2 to King George.
Hunter Hicks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jordan Hardison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Davis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Maggie Walker's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for James Monroe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-18.
Maggie Walker might still be hurting after the 13-3 defeat they got from James Monroe when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of James Monroe's Mason Haydon, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Maggie Walker knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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