North Marion extended their losing streak to seven on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-14 in the process. They lost 12-0 to the Philomath Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, with their most recent loss being a 17-7 defeat last Monday.
As for Philomath, the victory got them back to even at 11-11. Considering they have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Philomath's part, not much got past Hailey Smith, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep North Marion off the board. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Philomath let Kaylie Kohler and Haley King run wild. Kohler got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while King went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Those four RBI gave King a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rylee Martin, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As of now, neither North Marion nor Philomath have any future games scheduled.
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