Halls had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Maryville Red Rebels a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Winning may never get old, but Halls sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Maryville's batters probably weren't too happy with Emery Bales, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 15 Ks (she gave up no walks). Bales has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brianna Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Maryville's side, Bekah Duck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
Halls is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7 record this season. As for Maryville, they dropped their record down to 19-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
As of now, neither Halls nor Maryville have any future games scheduled.
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