After losing to East Chapel Hill the last time they met, Jordan decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Jordan Falcons' way against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats on Tuesday as the Jordan Falcons made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jordan.
Gabrielle Penny made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Penny was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Jacqueline Thornburg and Kylie Specht did most of the damage at the plate: Thornburg scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Specht went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Sonya Buckley, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On East Chapel Hill's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Grabowski, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for East Chapel Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Jordan will head out on the road to face off against Riverside-Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Riverside-Durham: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Jordan has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. East Chapel Hill will take on Hillside at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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