After a string of four wins, Medicine Lodge's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Belle Plaine Dragons by a score of 5-3.
Jhayla Alojacin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Medicine Lodge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emmy Gerdes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Medicine Lodge's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Belle Plaine, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Medicine Lodge by a score of 11-8 later that day.
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