The Chesapeake Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Chesapeake has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 15.
Chesapeake lost 9-3 to Gallia Academy on Wednesday.
HANNAH WEBB spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, RACHAEL BISHOP was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. RILEY ISSACS was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Chesapeake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Fairland was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Dawson-Bryant by a score of 3-2.
Fairland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Salyer, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Salyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
Chesapeake's record is now 5-16. As for Fairland, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Chesapeake came up short against Fairland in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salyer, who struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Chesapeake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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