Jal extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping them down to 10-3. They came up short against the Loving Falcons, falling 15-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-1 two weeks ago.
Jal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnna Butts, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Loving, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
On Loving's side, not much got past Braylee Hunt, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Jal off the board. Hunt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lucia Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Abbigail Nieto, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Loving beat Jal by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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