Ellington waltzed into their match on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mercy Tigers a 3-0 shutout. For Ellington, this counts as revenge for the 12-0 loss Mercy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Not much got past Camryn Fisher, who gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Mercy off the board. Fisher has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ellington's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keyleigh Flaherty, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ellington's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Mercy, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Ellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mercy, they will head out on the road to challenge Amity Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mercy: 2.6, Amity Regional: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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