After three games on the road, Jefferson-Morgan is heading back home. They will take on the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Jefferson-Morgan's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Chartiers-Houston on Wednesday. They lost 11-0 to the Buccaneers. The defeat continues a trend for Jefferson-Morgan in their matchups with Chartiers-Houston: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Carmichaels waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Buccaneers. Seven seems to be a good number for Carmichaels as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bailey Barnyak made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 19 batters over 15 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Barnyak has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Barnyak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Carys McConnell was incredible, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with two triples, a stolen base, and two RBI. Kaitlyn Waggett was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-7.
Jefferson-Morgan now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Carmichaels, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Jefferson-Morgan came up short against Carmichaels in their previous meeting on Saturday, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnyak, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Now that Jefferson-Morgan 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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