Florence won the last time they faced James Irwin, and things went their way on Thursday too. Everything went the Florence Huskies' way against the James Irwin Jaguars as the Florence Huskies made off with a 19-5 win. Considering the Huskies have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Dalton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Roe, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kendra Steffenson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Florence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .818. The last time their OBP was this high was back in August.
The victory made it two in a row for Florence and bumps their season record up to 11-7-1. As for James Irwin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Florence will venture away from home to face off against Burlington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. James Irwin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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