Whitney entered their tilt with Oak Ridge with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Oak Ridge Trojans on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Whitney also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Hannah Duncan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tylie Kitchen was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Oak Ridge's side, Kennedi Freeland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Oak Ridge saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carly Short, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Whitney's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Oak Ridge, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.
Whitney is on the road again on Monday to play Roseville at 4:00 p.m. Whitney's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Roseville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oak Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Folsom at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Folsom has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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