Whitney waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Roseville Tigers by a score of 8-5. That's more bragging rights for Whitney, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Whitney got a great performance from Hannah Duncan as she struck out 12 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Duncan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tylie Kitchen was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilyn Novello, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
On Roseville's side, Bella Tonso was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
Whitney pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Roseville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-11.
Whitney will head out on the road to challenge Rocklin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocklin's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Whitney's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Roseville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Yuba City at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roseville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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