Fife stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the Washington Patriots 20-1. The victory was nothing new for Fife as they're now sitting on three straight.
Mallory Geving and Madi Walls made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Geving struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Walls pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Geving has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Geving scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Walls went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Fife let Kaitlin Christiansen and Bailee Flaig Ratcliffe-Flaig loose on the outfield. Christiansen went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Flaig Ratcliffe-flaig went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Emily Wagner, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Fife has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fife will square off against Cedar Park Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedar Park Christian is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Fife a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Washington, they will head out on the road to take on Enumclaw at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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