In what's become a running theme this season, Germantown gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Starkville Yellowjackets as the Germantown Mavericks made off with a 14-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Germantown as they're now sitting on six straight.
Ella Duhon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Duhon has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Duhon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Germantown let Maddie Self and Presley Merkich loose on the outfield. Self scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Merkich scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Lily Bittle was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Germantown pushed their record up to 12-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 13 runs. As for Starkville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Germantown will head out on the road to face off against Clinton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Germantown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Clinton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Starkville, they will be playing at home against Hatley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hatley will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Starkville surely won't give up without a fight.
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