With a playoff game on the line, Lovejoy rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lufkin Panthers a 7-0 shutout. Lovejoy is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 15 straight.
Not much got past Izzy Guarriello, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Lufkin off the board. Guarriello has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tatum Vitek was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Sarah Mcgill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Lovejoy has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10-1 record this season. As for Lufkin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-13.
Lovejoy is on the road again on Thursday to play Forney at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Lufkin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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