Hubbard put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let the McKinley Red Dragons onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hubbard.
Phoebe Rusnak made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Rusnak has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rusnak was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Komorek, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Haleigh Taylor, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Hubbard has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9-1 record this season. As for McKinley, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with that loss, which was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hubbard beat McKinley by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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