Gate City extended their losing streak to 16 on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-16 in the process. They came up short against the Abingdon Falcons, falling 14-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 back in April.
As for Abingdon, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-3. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
For Abingdon's part, Lauren Baker and Ada Gillenwater were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Baker pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Gillenwater tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Baker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Baker went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run, while Gillenwater went 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. That's the most hits Baker has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Branscomb, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Green, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Gate City nor Abingdon have any future games scheduled.
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