New Athens extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 8-9 in the process. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marissa/Coulterville Meteors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Meteors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 last Tuesday.
New Athens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Kohnen, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Jamie Wilson was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
As for Marissa/Coulterville, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 10.4 runs.
On Marissa/Coulterville's side, Molly Kane looked comfortable as she tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Kane posted two strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March.
At the plate, Marissa/Coulterville got a massive performance out of Kennedy Trieb, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Trieb a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayla Ranck, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
New Athens and Marissa/Coulterville are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Yellow Jackets will challenge Okawville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Marissa/Coulterville, they will square off against Greenville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Meteors 3.8, the Comets 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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