Chalker waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Lordstown Red Devils get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gabby Hromada was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Chalker let Abby Grimm and Kelsey Kren run wild. Grimm went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple, while Kren went 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs Kren has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tatum Hudak, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Chalker was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Wildcats
| 05/08/25 vs Lordstown | 14-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Bristol | 11-1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Bloomfield | 15-0 |
| 04/30/25 vs Bloomfield | 10-0 |
| 04/17/25 vs Pymatuning Valley | 14-11 |
| + 3 more games |
Chalker pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.1 runs over those games. As for Lordstown, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Coming up, Chalker will welcome Maplewood at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lordstown, they will take on McKinley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Red Dragons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.19 runs per game on average), something the Red Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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