On Thursday, Jefferson faced Washington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Jefferson Cougars lost 7-1 to the Washington Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Jefferson couldn't push the score so high this time.
Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Becca Munslow, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Munslow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On Washington's side, Chloe Constantino made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Constantino was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Washington let Courtney Greenfield and Carly Constantino loose on the outfield. Greenfield scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Constantino scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Morgan Cave was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 23-8. As for Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Jefferson will be playing in front of their home fans against Hampshire at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Hampshire's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Washington, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Jefferson at 12:00 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.
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