Rickover Naval put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prosser Falcons a 9-0 shutout. This was a revenge contest for Rickover Naval, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-8 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Halena Gartner made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Gartner has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gartner was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Soleil Gonzales was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Juliana Senorski was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Rickover Naval pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Prosser, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Rickover Naval will take on ITW David Speer Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Prosser, they will head out on the road to square off against Von Steuben at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Von Steuben is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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