Nacogdoches was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Pleasant Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-3 back in March.
LT Garrett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Nacogdoches saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evelyn Datin, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Datin brought in this season.
Nacogdoches' loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12-1.
Coming up, Nacogdoches will square off against Marshall at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mavericks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.37 runs per game on average), something the Dragons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mt. Pleasant, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Mt. Pleasant Tigers duke it out with Tyler Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyler has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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