After five games on the road, Mary Persons is heading back home. They will welcome the Sandy Creek Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Things were looking good for Mary Persons after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Spalding by a score of 5-4. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Jaguars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mary Persons saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woodgeard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Olivia Crews also deserves some recognition as she hit her first hit of the season.
Even though they lost, Mary Persons kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Sandy Creek was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell 4-1 to Whitewater.
Breana Hopkins was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 innings per game. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Mary Persons' defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Sandy Creek, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
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