After flying high against Florence last Saturday, Sand Creek came back down to earth. The Sand Creek Scorpions took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sierra Stallions on Tuesday. The Scorpions haven't had much luck with the Stallions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Sailor Livingston was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 17 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up seven earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two triples, and three runs. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
In other batting news, Kayla Dempsey made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Sand Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sand Creek's record is now 7-15. As for Sierra, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13.
Sand Creek will challenge Mitchell at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell is coming into the contest with ten straight losses on the road, meaning Sand Creek will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Sierra, they will venture away from home to take on Falcon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Falcon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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