Mansfield Senior had lost seven straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 0-13 to make it eight. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-0 to the Lexington Minutemen, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Minutemen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 last Wednesday.
As for Lexington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The result was nothing new for Lexington, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Lexington's part, Makaree Chapman and Mariana Molton made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Chapman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Molton pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Chapman went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases, while Molton went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Chapman a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lexington got a massive performance out of Kylie Thornton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylie McGuire, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Mansfield Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lexington, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ontario at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Minutemen 1.7, the Warriors 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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