Softball Recap: Rickover Naval Seadragons vs. Steinmetz College Prep Silver Streaks
Rickover Naval can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Steinmetz College Prep Silver Streaks a 12-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Rickover Naval, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Halena Gartner made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Gartner has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Gartner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Samantha Booth and Kayla Mateo did most of the damage at the plate: Booth went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Mateo went 1-for-1 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Soleil Gonzales, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Rickover Naval's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Steinmetz College Prep, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-4-1 record this season.
Rickover Naval will have a chance to go back-to-back against Steinmetz College Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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