Softball Recap: Rickover Naval Seadragons vs. Prosser Falcons
Rickover Naval put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prosser Falcons a 9-0 shutout. This was a revenge contest for Rickover Naval, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-8 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Halena Gartner made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Gartner has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gartner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Soleil Gonzales was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Juliana Senorski was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Rickover Naval pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Prosser, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Rickover Naval will take on ITW David Speer Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Prosser, they will head out on the road to square off against Von Steuben at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Von Steuben is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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