Elko had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 15-11 to make it four. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lowry Buckaroos. Considering the last time the Indians couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
As for Lowry, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games.
For Lowry's part, Makinley Hislop made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave Hislop a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.
In other batting news, Fallon Fowler was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
While Elko had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.
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