Thursday just wasn't the day for Leicester's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-0 to the Uxbridge Spartans, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Leicester just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
For Uxbridge's part, Erin O?Day and Bailey Dzivasen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, O?Day didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Dzivasen pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. O?Day has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, O?Day scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Dzivasen went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Uxbridge got a big performance out of Keira Paul, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lola Grube, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Leicester's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Uxbridge, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Leicester didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-4 win vs. Sutton on the 10th. As for Uxbridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Northbridge at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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