Albany came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Putnam County Midgets. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Makena Moffat made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jayden Hillyard was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases. Another player making a difference was Alexis Seiter, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Albany didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Albany pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Putnam County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.
Albany has already played their next contest, a 9-0 win against DeKalb on the 1st. Putnam County has also already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Trenton on the 1st.
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