Waterloo had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They skirted past the Mars Hill Bible Panthers 2-1. That's two games straight that Waterloo has won by just one run.
Addie Pollard made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Pollard has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances. Pollard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Pollard wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Lambert, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Like Waterloo, Mars Hill Bible also got a great game from a two-way player: Olivia Stegall. On the mound, she tossed 7.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off ten hits. Stegall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Molly Wright was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Waterloo pushed their record up to 24-5-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mars Hill Bible, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-15 record this season.
Waterloo will head out on the road to challenge Wilson at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Waterloo has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Mars Hill Bible does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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