If White River was feeling good off their 18-8 takedown of Foss last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The White River Hornets took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fife Trojans on Tuesday. White River has not had much luck with Fife recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Fife's part, Mallory Geving spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. Geving has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Paige Vanmeter was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Monroe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
White River now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Fife, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
White River will head out on the road to square off against Steilacoom at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fife, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Franklin Pierce at 7:00 p.m. Fife is on a five-game streak of home wins, Franklin Pierce a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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