Cincinnatus Central dropped their record down to 8-4 on Saturday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Cooperstown Hawkeyes by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Lions couldn't push the score so high this time.
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Payton Gerrard was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Gerrard wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maddison Stover, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Cooperstown, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Cooperstown's side, Emerson Lippitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Grace Sperry and Katie Crippen did most of the damage at the plate: Sperry went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Crippen went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles.
Cincinnatus Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cooperstown, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 4-0 loss against Port Byron on the 26th.
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