Gothenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of the Hershey Panthers by a score of 8-7. The Swedes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Tuesday.
Briony Aden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and seven unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Brianna Houchin and Alyvia Streeter did some serious damage despite the final result: Houchin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Streeter scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. What's more, Streeter also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. Another player making a difference was Avery Salomon, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Gothenburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Hershey, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
Gothenburg didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-7 win vs. Hershey on the 1st. Hershey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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