St. Vincent hasn't had much luck against Toombs County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The St. Vincent's Saints will square off against the Toombs County Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
St. Vincent's is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game on Tuesday. They fell 8-3 to Swainsboro.
Loki Thompson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 16 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Ansley Cox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average.
Even though they lost, St. Vincent's didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Toombs County entered their tilt with Metter on Wednesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
St. Vincent's loss dropped their record down to 3-14-1. As for Toombs County, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
St. Vincent's suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Toombs County in their previous meeting back in September. Can St. Vincent's avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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