Organ Mountain and Gadsden pushed the score to 16-3 the last time they played Gadsden, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Knights' pitcher stepped up to hand the Panthers a 3-0 shutout. Those three runs were actually the fewest the Knights have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
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Not much got past Hannah Justus, who gave up just five hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Gadsden off the board. Those 12 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Justus.
On the hitting side, Organ Mountain saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Lucero, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Lucero has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Brianna Martinez also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Organ Mountain hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gadsden struck out 12 times.
The victory made it two in a row for Organ Mountain and bumps their season record up to 7-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Gadsden, they moved to 5-7 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Organ Mountain will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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