Bentworth put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's seventh consecutive shutout on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fort Cherry Rangers a 16-0 shutout. Considering Bentworth has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Sydney Gonglik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Gonglik has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Gonglik was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Gaussa, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Kyleigh Glaze was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Bentworth pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Fort Cherry, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5-1.
Bentworth will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Charleroi at 4:00 p.m. As for Fort Cherry, they will head out on the road to face off against Washington at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Cherry is facing Washington at the right time seeing as Washington is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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