Spalding came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Mary Persons Bulldogs, falling 11-1. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Stephen Gilbert made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Spalding's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Mary Persons, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10.
While Spalding had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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