Bastrop's game on Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Madison Jaguars a 16-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their one-run performance the contest before.

Taraji Battle
04/15/25 vs Madison | 8 |
04/14/25 vs Simsboro | 3 |
04/11/25 @ Summerfield | 3 |
04/10/25 @ Forest | 2 |
04/09/25 vs Richwood | 4 |
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Taraji Battle made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Bastrop got a massive performance out of Ryan Jones, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Khloe Carr, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1.
The win snapped Bastrop's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-14-1 record. As for Madison, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-7-1.
Bastrop has already played their next match (against Mangham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Madison does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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