With a playoff game on the line, Inchelium rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the DeSales Irish and snuck past 5-3.
For DeSales' part, Kate Dunham was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Dunham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Teresa Holtzinger was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Inchelium's victory bumped their record up to 21-1. As for DeSales, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Inchelium does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DeSales, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-9 win vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline on the 18th.
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