Josey entered their match against Thomson on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Josey Eagles lost 19-6 to the Thomson Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Dontavia Mathis was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her two plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI. Mathis is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least two every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kerri Fluellen, who got a hit.
Even though they lost, Josey always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 1.714. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of 1.647 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Josey's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Thomson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-7.
Josey will face off against Burke County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burke County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Thomson, they will take on Briarwood Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Thomson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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