Trenton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Gainesville Hurricanes a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for Trenton as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Addison Allaire made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Allaire has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Allaire was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Allaire wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charleigh Philmon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Gainesville's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna O?Sullivan, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Trenton pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Gainesville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-2.
Trenton will be playing in front of their home fans against Chiefland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Trenton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Gainesville, they will be playing at home against Williston at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gainesville: 2.8, Williston: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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