Strasburg-Franklin stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Buckeye Trail Warriors a 9-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Strasburg-Franklin as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Amelia Spidell made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Spidell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Spidell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Addyson Sibila and Olivia Spidell did most of the damage at the plate: Sibila got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Spidell went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. Another player making a difference was Ella Gilkerson, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Strasburg-Franklin pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Buckeye Trail, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Strasburg-Franklin will head out on the road to challenge Malvern at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Strasburg-Franklin is facing Malvern at the right time seeing as Malvern is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Buckeye Trail, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harrison Central at 5:00 p.m.
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