It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Boone Grove had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hanover Central Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. Considering Boone Grove has won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Natalee Meinert's shutout, as she gave up just eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Olivia Treece was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Llanos, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Hanover Central's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabi Comia, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Boone Grove has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Hanover Central, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Boone Grove will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Western at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Western: 2, Boone Grove: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hanover Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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