McLeod waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Bowie Pirates out 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for McLeod as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Bowie's part, Marlie Rogers was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Rogers has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rogers was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Reagan Brule made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
The victory got McLeod back to even at 5-5. As for Bowie, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-7.
McLeod will head out on the road to take on Bloomburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McLeod is facing Bloomburg at the right time seeing as Bloomburg is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bowie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Avery at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Bowie's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Avery has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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