Ord fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Alliance on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4.
Elle Jess was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (two). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Payton Whited made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run. Allison Wheeler was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Ord has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Alliance, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Coming up, Ord will venture away from home to take on St. Paul at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chanticleers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Alliance, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 12-0 win against Lexington on the 6th.
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