Ironton stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Portsmouth Trojans a 9-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Ironton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Braylin Wallace, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Portsmouth off the board. Wallace has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Khamil Martin, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Graycie Brammer was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ironton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Portsmouth, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-14.
Ironton will play host again on Monday to welcome Meigs, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Meigs' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. Portsmouth does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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