The Middlesex Chargers will take on the Mathews Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mathews will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Middlesex extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. Everything went the Chargers' way against Charles City as they made off with a 15-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Chargers considering their two-run performance the game before.
Courtney Jessie made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
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In other batting news, Middlesex got a massive performance out of Carly Jessie, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Those two doubles gave Jessie a new career-high. Kyla Blazek was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mathews got the win against King & Queen Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 17-5.
Middlesex now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Mathews, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Middlesex came out on top in a nail-biter against Mathews in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 10-8. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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