In what's become a running theme this season, Mount Juliet gave their fans yet another huge victory on Sunday. They blew past the Lakota West Firebirds 13-3. The win was nothing new for Mount Juliet as they're now sitting on three straight.
Annalise Mecklenberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Mecklenberg was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Chloe Younggren was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Savanna Schaffer was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
On Lakota West's side, they got a good showing from Ava Gilber, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Elie Albright was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Mount Juliet's victory bumped their record up to 10-7-1. As for Lakota West, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Mount Juliet will be playing at home against Hendersonville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Juliet will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Lakota West, they will head out on the road to face off against Oswego East at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Lakota West has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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