With a playoff game on the line, New London rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Central Trojans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for New London, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Emilee Rowland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rowland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Rowland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Rowland, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Raeann Mitchell, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On South Central's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ember Phillips, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases.
New London's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for South Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-13 record this season.
New London will challenge Monroeville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Monroeville: 2.7, New London: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. South Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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