Gothenburg has gone 6-0 against Hershey recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Gothenburg Swedes will look to defend their home field against the Hershey Panthers. Gothenburg is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Gothenburg might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-6 to Gering, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Even though they lost, Gothenburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gering only tossed two.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Hershey's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bayard by a score of 6-5.
Ellie Hampton put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up six earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Katie Abbott made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Quiroga, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Gothenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Hershey, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-12.
Gothenburg took their win against Hershey in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Does Gothenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hershey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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