The Mathews Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Middlesex Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Mathews made easy work of King & Queen Central and carried off a 17-5 win.
Meanwhile, Middlesex entered their tilt with Charles City on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over the Panthers. 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 no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
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.
Middlesex now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Mathews, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Mathews couldn't quite finish off Middlesex in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 10-8. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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