Dublin waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Jefferson County Warriors by a score of 12-8. This was payback for the Fighting Irish, who suffered a 16-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
El Stubbs made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Dublin let Zykeria Johnson and Caitlyn Nesbitt loose on the outfield. Johnson scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Nesbitt scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Nesbitt is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Chapman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Dublin pushed their record up to 7-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Jefferson County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Dublin will square off against Dodge County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dublin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Jefferson County, they will challenge Burke County at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burke County knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Jefferson County likes a good challenge.
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