Sherman had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 9-14 to make it six. They fell 5-1 to the Lovejoy Leopards. That's two games in a row now that the Bearcats have lost by exactly four runs.
As for Lovejoy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
For Lovejoy's part, Gisela Boitmann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. Boitmann has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 18 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Torii Johannes, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sherman will challenge rival McKinney North at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lovejoy is set to take on their familiar foe Anna at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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