Saturday just wasn't the day for South's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-0 walloping at the hands of the Emporia Spartans on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to South of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Saturday.
For Emporia's part, Alivia Anno made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Anno was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Emporia got a massive performance out of Maedeen McClure, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. McClure has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Addison Kirmer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
South's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Emporia, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
South will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Northwest. As for Emporia, they will be playing at home against Hayden at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Emporia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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