Gervais won the last time they faced Mohawk, and things went their way on Friday too. The Gervais Cougars had just enough and edged the Mohawk Mustangs out 12-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gervais.
Addy McCargar made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits (and only one walk). McCargar was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with six RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs.
In other batting news, Citlali Munoz and Camryn Rutledge did most of the damage at the plate: Munoz scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Rutledge went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Exy Wurdinger, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Gervais has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Mohawk, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gervais will challenge Regis at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gervais is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for Mohawk, they will head out on the road to take on East Linn Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mohawk is facing East Linn Christian Academy at the right time seeing as East Linn Christian Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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