The Chesapeake Cougars will look to defend their home field on Monday against the North County Knights at 4:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North County is hoping to do on Monday what Meade couldn't on Friday: put an end to Chesapeake's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Chesapeake's pitcher stepped up to hand Meade an 11-0 shutout.
Lexi Laumann made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Laumann has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Laumann was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jaylee Call and Alana Watts did most of the damage at the plate: Call scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Watts went 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Allison Schaefer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went North County's way against Meade on Monday as North County made off with a 14-1 win.
Chesapeake's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for North County, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-4.
Everything went Chesapeake's way against North County when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Chesapeake made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Chesapeake have another victory up their sleeve, or will North County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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