After a string of five wins, Triway's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Norwayne Bobcats by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Triway of the 4-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2016.
Carter Wachtel put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Wachtel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Wachtel was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Wachtel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hanna Massaro, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Triway's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-3. As for Norwayne, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
While Triway had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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