Bentworth can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They never let the Burgettstown Blue Devils onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Give Bentworth's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Sydney Gonglik made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Gonglik has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Gonglik was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoie McDonald, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Willow Eckels, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Bentworth is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Burgettstown, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Bentworth will head out on the road to take on Washington at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bentworth's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Burgettstown, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Charleroi at 4:00 p.m. on April 23rd.
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