The Thomas Jefferson Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Northfield Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thomas Jefferson comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Thomas Jefferson lost 16-3 to Denver East on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly 13 runs.
Marnee Berry was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sophie Hockett, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Northfield nor Denver North made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Nighthawks fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Nighthawks in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.
Brielle Montoya was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out eight batters over 7.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Montoya was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Montoya wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Audrina Srichabok, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Maci Molinary was another, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Thomas Jefferson's record now sits at 0-12. As for Northfield, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 10-5.
Thomas Jefferson might still be hurting after the 20-3 defeat they got from Northfield in their previous meeting on September 2nd. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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