It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Graham Local ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They skirted past the Northwestern Warriors 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Graham Local who now have three in a row.
Marissa Pine made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Pine has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Pine was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Pine wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Mills, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Graham Local is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-16 record this season. As for Northwestern, their defeat was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Graham Local will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Tippecanoe at 5:00 p.m. Graham Local is facing Tippecanoe at the right time seeing as Tippecanoe is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Northwestern, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Urbana at 5:15 p.m. Northwestern will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Urbana will have lost six straight heading into Friday's contest.
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