After flying high against Brownstown/St. Elmo last Tuesday, Nokomis came back down to earth. The Nokomis Redskins wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-3 walloping at the hands of the Gillespie Miners on Wednesday. Nokomis has struggled against Gillespie recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nokomis saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reaghan Jonas, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
On Gillespie's side, Paxton Reid made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Reid was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Ava Parish was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Amari Vickery was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Nokomis now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Gillespie, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Nokomis will take on Carlinville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Gillespie, they will head out on the road to take on Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gillespie's pitching crew has only allowed 0.8 runs per game this season, so Edwardsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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