If Princeton was riding high off their 9-3 takedown of Erie-Prophetstown last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Princeton Tigers fell 6-2 to the Kewanee Boilermakers on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Princeton has scored all season.
Avah Oertel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Princeton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Woolley, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
On Kewanee's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kalleigh Gale gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. Gale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hannah Tiska, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Princeton's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4. As for Kewanee, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
Princeton will head out on the road to challenge Geneseo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Geneseo is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for Kewanee, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 16-15 loss vs. Orion on the 12th.
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