The St. Helena Saints will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Fortuna Huskies at 5:00 p.m. St. Helena will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
St. Helena is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Saint Mary's 2-1.
Tahlia Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ada Blanton, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Fortuna can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Piedmont.
Isabel Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 13 Ks.
St. Helena pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Fortuna, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
St. Helena came out on top in a nail-biter against Fortuna in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-0. Will St. Helena repeat their success, or does Fortuna have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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