With a playoff game on the line, Berne-Knox-Westerlo rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hoosick Falls Panthers a 1-0 shutout. Give Berne-Knox-Westerlo's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Not much got past Sara Macrina, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Hoosick Falls off the board. Macrina has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Berne-Knox-Westerlo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Stevens, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. As for Hoosick Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo is on the road again on Wednesday to play Ticonderoga at 4:30 p.m. Ticonderoga will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Berne-Knox-Westerlo surely won't give up without a fight. Hoosick Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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