Kewanee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Princeton Tigers by a score of 6-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Kewanee also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Kalleigh Gale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hannah Tiska was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Princeton's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Avah Oertel gave up three earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, 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.
Kewanee is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Princeton, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Kewanee didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-15 defeat vs. Orion on the 12th. As for Princeton, they 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.
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