Emerald Ridge stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Sumner Spartans with a sharp 9-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Emerald Ridge as they're now sitting on six straight.
Alanna Wirtala made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Wirtala has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wirtala was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Emerald Ridge let Taylor Orgeles and Sarah Hurley loose on the outfield. Orgeles went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Hurley went 1-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Lillian Stariha was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Sumner's side, Addy Meyers was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Mentink, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Sumner didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emerald Ridge only tossed four.
Emerald Ridge pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Sumner, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Emerald Ridge will be playing at home against Sumner at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sumner's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Emerald Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sumner, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Puyallup at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Puyallup is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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