In what's become a running theme this season, Rickover Naval gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They blew past the Chicago Academy Cougars 25-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rickover Naval considering their one-run performance the game before.
Halena Gartner was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Gartner was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and two stolen bases. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, Rickover Naval got a massive performance out of Nick Vila, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her eight plate appearances. Juliana Senorski was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
On Chicago Academy's side, Destiny Rodriguez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jenan Zidani, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Rickover Naval is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Chicago Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-7-1.
Rickover Naval will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chicago Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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