Wednesday just wasn't the day for Atherton's offense. They lost 22-0 to the Lakeville Falcons on Wednesday. Atherton has not had much luck with Lakeville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Lakeville's part, Mallorie Nevadomski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Nevadomski has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nevadomski was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anabell Newbery, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Zoe Swank, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Atherton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lakeville, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 38-4-2.
Atherton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Goodrich at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeville is on a three-game streak of home wins, Goodrich a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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