Belvidere lost against Belvidere North back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Belvidere Bucs lost 11-1 to the Belvidere North Blue Thunder.
For Belvidere North's part, Ava Morris was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Morris has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Morris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Belvidere North got a massive performance out of Josie Yakey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. McKenzie Culvey was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Belvidere dropped their record down to 3-19-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Belvidere North, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Belvidere will be playing in front of their home fans against Jefferson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Belvidere is facing Jefferson at the right time seeing as Jefferson is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Belvidere North, they will head out on the road to challenge Rockford Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rockford Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
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