After a string of three wins, Hutsonville/Palestine's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 12-3 to the Casey-Westfield Warriors. Hutsonville/Palestine has struggled against Casey-Westfield recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Brynn Griffin was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Even though they lost, Hutsonville/Palestine didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casey-Westfield only tossed two.
On Casey-Westfield's side, Lucy Moore and Ava Goble made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Moore pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Goble pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Moore went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Goble scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Allyson Truelove was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Cribelar, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Hutsonville/Palestine's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Casey-Westfield, they pushed their record up to 26-1 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
Hutsonville/Palestine will head out on the road to take on Martinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Martinsville knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Hutsonville/Palestine likes a good challenge. As for Casey-Westfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Casey-Westfield's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Danville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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