With a playoff game on the line, Krum rose to the challenge on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Sanger Indians. This was a revenge contest for Krum, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Addison Martindale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Krum saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Konohia, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Sanger's side, Kyley Cochran made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Krum has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-3-1 record this season. As for Sanger, their loss dropped their record down to 33-6.
Krum will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sanger: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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