Carson had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 8-10-1 to make it four. They lost 11-1 to the Spanish Springs Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 on Saturday.
Carson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ari Gallardo-Yanez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
As for Spanish Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. Considering they have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
On Spanish Springs' side, they got a great performance from Hannah Fitzpatrick as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Fitzpatrick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Joey Jacobs and Maddy Marshall did most of the damage at the plate: Jacobs went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Marshall went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Jacobs has posted since back in March. Hailey Robinson also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Carson will face off against rival McQueen at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Spanish Springs is set to challenge their familiar foe Reno at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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