Nokomis lost against Litchfield last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Nokomis Redskins fell 5-1 to the Litchfield Purple Panthers. Nokomis has not had much luck with Litchfield recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Reaghan Jonas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Nokomis saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayde Gonet, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Litchfield's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Laynie Wyatt gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Wyatt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Nokomis now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Litchfield, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nokomis will challenge Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Hillsboro has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Litchfield, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Pana at 4:30 p.m. Litchfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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