After flying high against Palestine last Friday, Jacksonville came back down to earth. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians fell just short of the Madisonville Mustangs by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Jacksonville was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Madisonville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Jasmine Gallegos was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Gallegos has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gallegos was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Gallegos wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lacey Whettsell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Jacksonville has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-13 record this season. As for Madisonville, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-15.
Jacksonville will head out on the road to square off against Henderson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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