With a playoff game on the line, Garner rose to the challenge on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Wake Forest Cougars. This was a revenge contest for Garner, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-2 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Gabriella Czuczuk made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Czuczuk has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Czuczuk was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabriela Mizelle, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-3.
Garner's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-2. As for Wake Forest, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7.
Garner will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wake Forest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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