The Sheldon Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Whitney Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sheldon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Whitney's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Sheldon after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 7-5. Sheldon has not had much luck with St. Francis recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Whitney had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Thunder 3-2.
Hannah Duncan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tylie Kitchen, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played.
Sheldon's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Whitney, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
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