Capital waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Belgrade Panthers a 10-0 shutout. Considering Capital has won 11 matches by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Kathryn Emmert, who gave up just seven hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Belgrade off the board. Emmert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ali Miller, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tayor Sayers, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Capital pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Belgrade, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Capital will square off against Glacier at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Capital: 3.2, Glacier: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Belgrade, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Flathead at 5:00 p.m. Belgrade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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