In what's become a running theme this season, Italy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the Whitney Wildcats 8-1. Winning may never get old, but Italy sure is getting used to it with their 15th in a row.
Ella Hudson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Olivia Ramirez, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addy Slovak, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Italy is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Whitney, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
Italy will be playing in front of their home fans against Moody at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Italy will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive. As for Whitney, they will face off against Malakoff at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Malakoff's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Whitney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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