Fife stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over the Auburn Trojans. The victory was familiar territory for Fife who now have seven in a row.
Mallory Geving was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Geving has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Geving was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Fife got a massive performance out of Bailee Flaig Ratcliffe-Flaig, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emily Wagner, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Auburn's side, Jacquelyn Casad was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Truitt, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Fife pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Auburn, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Fife will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against White River at 7:00 p.m. Fife is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.8 runs per game this season. As for Auburn, they will head out on the road to take on Kentwood at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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