For the second straight game, Morristown will face off against South Decatur. The Yellow Jackets will challenge the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Morristown has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
South Decatur hit Morristown with a five-run second inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Yellow Jackets took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. Yellow Jackets fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Cougars since on Thursday.
For South Decatur's part, Dalilah Martin and Daisy Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Dalilah got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases and five runs, while Daisy went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four stolen bases gave Dalilah a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Witkemper, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
The win (which was South Decatur's third in a row) raised their record to 5-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Morristown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
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