Caston had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 11-9 to make it four. They fell 5-0 to the Rochester Zebras. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Comets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Rochester, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.
For Rochester's part, Emma Mathias 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 six over four innings pitched. Mathias has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Aubrey Wilson and Aubrey Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Wilson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Miller got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Gabby Medina, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Caston has already played their next contest, a 10-4 loss against North Newton on the 26th. As for Rochester, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 11-0 victory against Eastern on the 26th.
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