Peru entered their tilt with Jimtown with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Jimtown Jimmies out 2-1. For Peru, this counts as revenge for the 8-2 loss Jimtown walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2019.
Jaylah Harlan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on eight hits.
At the plate, Peru saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailee Kintner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Jimtown's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Layla Winrott gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
Peru is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Jimtown, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Peru will square off against Rochester at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rochester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Jimtown, they will head out on the road to face off against South Bend St. Joseph at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. South Bend St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Jimtown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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