Nokomis lost against Carlinville back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Nokomis Redskins suffered a rough 14-4 loss at the hands of the Carlinville Cavaliers. Nokomis has struggled against Carlinville recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lizzy Hill was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Nokomis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Carlinville's side, Hallie Gibson spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Gibson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chloe Pope, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Karly Tipps, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Nokomis' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Carlinville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1-1.
Nokomis will head out on the road to challenge Decatur Eisenhower at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Nokomis has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Carlinville, they will head out on the road to take on Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Auburn: 3.5, Carlinville: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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