MacDonald had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 8-10 to make it four. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palo Alto Vikings. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Condor haven't been shut out since back in April.
As for Palo Alto, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games.
For Palo Alto's part, Samantha Prabhu made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Prabhu has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Prabhu wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Claire Kissane, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Another was Emmylou Filo, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. MacDonald is set to face off against their familiar foe Monta Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Palo Alto will challenge rival Fremont at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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