On Friday, the D'Evelyn Jaguars got the win against the Widefield Gladiators by a conclusive 11-2. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Tess Miller made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5 innings per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lyla Nagy was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Hummel-Giddens, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, D'Evelyn was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
D'Evelyn is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Widefield, they moved to 18-6 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
D'Evelyn wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 6-4 victory against Palmer Ridge on the 18th. Widefield has also already played their next game, a 15-5 win against Falcon on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
