After flying high against Celina on Thursday, Denison came back down to earth. The Denison Yellow Jackets fell just short of the McKinney Lions by a score of 7-5 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost eight in a row.
Katie-Lynn Douglas was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Hailey Shrum, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Denison suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 7-4. As for McKinney, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-12-1.
Coincidentally, Denison and McKinney will both be playing Sachse the next time they take the field. Denison will head out to face Sachse at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, while McKinney will play them later in the day, at 3:00 p.m.
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