Rockford Auburn is 10-0 against Jefferson since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rockford Auburn Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jefferson J-Hawks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rockford Auburn is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Boylan Catholic (and have done all season long). Rockford Auburn beat Boylan Catholic on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. Winning may never get old, but Rockford Auburn sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Maylee Baker and Alyssa Lowery made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Baker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Lowery didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Baker scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Lowery went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Rockford Auburn got a massive performance out of Anna Viel, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Moss, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jefferson had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rockford East an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Jefferson needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Rockford Auburn's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 7-15.
Rockford Auburn took their win against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 10-0. Will Rockford Auburn repeat their success, or does Jefferson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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