The Fortuna Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the St. Helena Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Fortuna: 3.3, St. Helena: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Fortuna is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Piedmont 7-1. Considering Fortuna has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabel Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Fortuna's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kadence Mace, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, St. Helena entered their tilt with Saint Mary's with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 2-1.
Tahlia Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smith was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Fortuna is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for St. Helena, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Fortuna couldn't quite finish off St. Helena in their previous matchup back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Fortuna knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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