Whitney entered their tilt with Folsom with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Folsom Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Whitney, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Paige Tamblyn, who gave up just four hits to keep Folsom off the board.
On the hitting side, Whitney saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Reynolds, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Folsom's side, Raygan Mercado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Mercado has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Folsom didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitney only tossed three.
Whitney pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Folsom, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.
Whitney will head out on the road to take on Oak Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Whitney: 1.9, Oak Ridge: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Folsom, they will be playing at home against Granite Bay at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Granite Bay's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Folsom's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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