Iberia entered their contest against St. Elizabeth on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Iberia Rangers took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Elizabeth Hornets. It was the first time this season that the Rangers let down their fans at home.
Kinlee Cochran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits.
At the plate, Kya Yoakum made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylyn Piggott, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Iberia didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 8.
Iberia's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for St. Elizabeth, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Iberia will square off against Dixon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Iberia is facing Dixon at the right time seeing as Dixon is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for St. Elizabeth, they are taking a road trip to take on Tuscumbia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Elizabeth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Tuscumbia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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