Steinbrenner stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past the Riverview Sharks 8-2. The victory was nothing new for Steinbrenner as they're now sitting on three straight.
SAIGE SAMPSON was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). SAMPSON has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. SAMPSON was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, EMILY KUBA was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was LILY HOLTJE, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Riverview's side, Cassidy Ott was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Steinbrenner has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Riverview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Steinbrenner will head out on the road to take on Newsome at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newsome is on a six-game streak of home wins, Steinbrenner a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Riverview will take on Durant at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Durant is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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