On Thursday, Pilgrim faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pilgrim Patriots skirted past the Coventry Oakers 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pilgrim.
Gretchen Dombeck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Genna D?Amato and Madison Tuirok did most of the damage at the plate: D?Amato scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Tuirok scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Coventry's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sage SoareS gave up three earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Coventry saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Dyl, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Coventry hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pilgrim struck out 11 times.
Pilgrim is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Coventry, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2.
Pilgrim will take on St. Raphael Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Coventry, they will head out on the road to challenge La Salle Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Salle Academy will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Coventry surely won't give up without a fight.
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