On Thursday Community will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Marion County Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Community will be strutting in after a win while Marion County will be coming in after a defeat.
Community will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Louisiana on Tuesday. Community came out on top against Louisiana by a score of 10-5.
Jocelyn Curtis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Myla Carroll, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marion County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 12-4 to Van-Far.
Marion County saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aylah Pollard, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Pollard a new career-high in hits.
Even though they lost, Marion County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Community's victory bumped their record up to 19-10. As for Marion County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Community's way against Marion County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Community made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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