The Garaway Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Caldwell Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garaway will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Wednesday, Garaway beat Ridgewood 5-1.
Isabelle Tetreault made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Tetreault has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Tetreault was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Krista Miller was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Grace Yoder, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Caldwell entered their tilt with Linsly with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cadets 9-8.
Mackenzie Hupp was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Marshall, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
The victory got Garaway back to even at 3-3. As for Caldwell, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Garaway has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Caldwell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Garaway came up short against Caldwell in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Garaway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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