On Saturday, the Aubrey Rogers Patriots didn't have quite enough to beat the Evangelical Christian Sentinels and fell 3-2. Aubrey Rogers has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Delaney McCroskery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Aubrey Rogers saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Alvarez, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Evangelical Christian's side, they got a great performance from Hayden Billie as she struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Payton Billie was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Shaw, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Aubrey Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Evangelical Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Aubrey Rogers will be playing at home against Mariner at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mariner is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Evangelical Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. Evangelical Christian is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Charlotte a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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