Friday just wasn't the day for Pieper's offense. Their rough 9-0 defeat to the Veterans Memorial Patriots on Friday might stick with them for a while. Pieper has not had much luck with Veterans Memorial recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Veterans Memorial's part, Shalei Morn made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Morn was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played.
In other pitching news, Adelina Vallejo looked comfortable as she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Cihara Wessling and Ava Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Wessling scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Martinez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Alaina Peper was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Pieper's loss dropped their record down to 7-23-1. As for Veterans Memorial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Pieper will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Canyon at 7:00 p.m. As for Veterans Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Smithson Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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