Ironwood Ridge dropped their record down to 15-11 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Walden Grove Red Wolves by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Nighthawks have suffered since March 5th.
Ironwood Ridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Brooks-Rojel, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Hailei Barney was another, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Walden Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-11. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games.
On Walden Grove's side, Oliviah Valdez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Valdez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
As of now, neither Ironwood Ridge nor Walden Grove have any future games scheduled.
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