Chalker was the 7-1 winner over Maplewood when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Chalker Wildcats took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maplewood Rockets on Monday. It was the first time this season that Chalker let down their fans at home.
Gabby Hromada put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hromada has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hromada was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Morgan Strock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4. Gabby Nieves was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chalker didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maplewood only tossed six.
On Maplewood's side, they got a great performance from Emily Perline as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Ella Nevinski was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Raegan Krieg, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Chalker's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Maplewood, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7.
Chalker does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maplewood, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bristol at 5:00 p.m. Bristol will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Maplewood surely won't give up without a fight.
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