St. Helens dropped their record down to 20-3 on Friday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Astoria Fishermen by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
St. Helens saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Ellis, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for Astoria, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games.
On Astoria's side, the result came thanks to Maddie Wilkin's shutout, as she gave up just two hits. Wilkin has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aryana Adams, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double.
While St. Helens had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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