With a playoff game on the line, Whitney rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Whitney, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Hannah Duncan, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Archbishop Mitty off the board. Duncan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mya Flindt was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Archbishop Mitty's side, Kyleigh Mace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks.
Whitney pushed their record up to 22-3 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. As for Archbishop Mitty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-5.
Whitney will head out on the road to challenge Oak Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Whitney: 1.8, Oak Ridge: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Archbishop Mitty does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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