Alexandria City extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 7-15 in the process. They lost 10-3 to the West Springfield Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 back in April.
Maggie Miller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, Alexandria City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Steedman, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for West Springfield, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-4. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
On West Springfield's side, Andrea Yagui looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Yagui has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Becky Stuart was a standout: she went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Harvey, who went 1-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As of now, neither Alexandria City nor West Springfield have any future games scheduled.
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