On Saturday, Beresford faced Alcester-Hudson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Beresford Watchdogs fell 6-2 to the Alcester-Hudson Cubs. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Beresford couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Alcester-Hudson's part, Emma Moller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up 15 Ks. Moller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alcester-Hudson's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Manning, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Beresford are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-10. As for Alcester-Hudson, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-6.
As of now, neither Beresford nor Alcester-Hudson have any future games scheduled.
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