Queen City extended their losing streak to seven on Friday, dropping them down to 3-20. They fell 8-4 to the Redwater Dragons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 back in March.
As for Redwater, they pushed their record up to 11-13 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
For Redwater's part, Addison Bruner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Those 12 strikeouts gave Bruner a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Karly Jo Brown, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Little, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Queen City will challenge rival De Kalb at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Redwater is set to take on their familiar foe Hooks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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