Coffee dropped to 18-6 on Monday, ending the team's seven-game streak of wins on the road. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Irwin County Indians. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Indians apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2017.
Coffee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jocelyn Fender, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Irwin County, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 18-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Irwin County's side, not much got past Brooklyn Gordon, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Coffee off the board. Gordon has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sailor Mixon, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Coffee has already played their next contest (against West Laurens), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Irwin County, they will challenge Charlton County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Irwin County's pitchers better be ready for this one: Charlton County has averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season.
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