On Sunday, Mount Juliet faced Nolensville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mount Juliet Golden Bears fell just short of the Nolensville Knights by a score of 3-2. Mount Juliet has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Taylor Haymans spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Annalise Mecklenberg was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Nolensville's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Madison Creasman gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits. Creasman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolensville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Sparkman, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mount Juliet's loss dropped their record down to 24-16-1. As for Nolensville, the victory (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 31-7-2.
Mount Juliet does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nolensville, they will square off against Arlington at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Arlington is coming into the game with nine straight wins on the road, so Nolensville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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