Washington waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ayden - Grifton Chargers a 4-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Washington also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Not much got past Emma Orr, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Ayden - Grifton off the board. Orr has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Carly Woolard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Ayden - Grifton's side, Kenlie Guthrie was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Ayden - Grifton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jo Nowell, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Washington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Ayden - Grifton, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9.
As of now, neither Washington nor Ayden - Grifton have any future games scheduled.
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