Boscobel waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Southwestern Wildcats a 4-0 shutout. Four seems to be a good number for Boscobel as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gretta Grassel was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Grassel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Grassel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Grassel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Erin Knowles, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Boscobel's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Southwestern, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boscobel will take on Riverdale at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Boscobel is facing Riverdale at the right time seeing as Riverdale is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Southwestern, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Iowa-Grant at 4:30 p.m.
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