The Lovejoy Leopards will head out on the road to challenge the Denison Yellow Jackets at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovejoy will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Lovejoy can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They beat Sherman by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0.
Tess Lynch and Kamryn Messick did most of the damage at the plate: Lynch scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Messick went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Tatum Vitek was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Denison had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against McKinney North on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Denison has lost by just one run.
Maddison Luper and Addison Ciaccio stepped up to the plate in a big way. Luper scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Ciaccio went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mycah Nicholas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lovejoy pushed their record up to 15-10-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Denison, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lovejoy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Denison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lovejoy took their victory against Denison in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovejoy since the squad 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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