It was a good run, but Whitney unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of the Italy Gladiators. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Whitney couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Italy's part, Ella Hudson made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Hudson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, Olivia Ramirez was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Slovak, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Whitney's loss dropped their record down to 10-13-1. As for Italy, their win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-7.
Whitney will challenge Malakoff at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Malakoff's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Whitney's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Italy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Moody at 6:00 p.m. Italy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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