Newark had lost six games straight , but after bumping their record up to 10-13-2 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They never let the Serena Huskers get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Norsemen have posted since March 29th.
Not much got past Dottie Wood, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Serena off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rylie Carlson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for Serena, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-6. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
On Serena's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was RayElle Brennan, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Newark will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Huskers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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