After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Clear Fork, Northwestern was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rittman Indians a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Northwestern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Rittman's part, Lillian Halliwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Halliwell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rittman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allison Hollabaugh, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Northwestern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Rittman, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Northwestern will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rittman: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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