The George Washington Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Hurricane Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
George Washington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against St. Albans on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to the Red Dragons.
George Washington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natali Tomblin, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Hurricane is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Blazer. The Redskins came out on top against the Tomcats by a score of 11-7. Winning may never get old, but the Redskins sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Hurricane also got a great performance from Kate Justice as she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Justice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Peyton Hudnall was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Shamblin, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Hurricane kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Hurricane pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for George Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
George Washington came up short against Hurricane in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 9-4. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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