Blair Oaks won the last time they faced Jefferson City, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Blair Oaks Falcons came out on top against the Jefferson City Jays by a score of 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Falcons.
Ava Willson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Reinkemeyer, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Emma Caldwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Blair Oaks was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Blair Oaks' victory bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Jefferson City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Blair Oaks will challenge Fatima at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Fatima: 3.9, Blair Oaks: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jefferson City, they will host Camdenton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Camdenton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Jefferson City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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