Flushing had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-10 to make it ten. They lost 14-8 to the Linden Eagles. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly six runs.
As for Linden, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For Linden's part, they got a massive performance out of Sophia Helm (2025), who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Helm (2025) a new career-high. Alida Smith (2025) was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
While Flushing had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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