Wabaunsee waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Valley Heights Mustangs a 1-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wabaunsee also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
Not much got past Ava Meinhardt, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Valley Heights off the board. Meinhardt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wabaunsee's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Denton, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Wabaunsee's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Valley Heights, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-8.
Wabaunsee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valley Heights, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Holton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Holton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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