The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither New Philadelphia nor Hoover made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Quakers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Vikings a 4-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jillian Howard, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Hoover off the board. Howard has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ellie Mason, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Loveday, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
New Philadelphia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Hoover, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-7 record.
Looking ahead, New Philadelphia will head out to take on West Holmes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Quakers are facing the Knights at the right time seeing as the Knights are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hoover, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jackson at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Polar Bears have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.
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