There's no place like home for Crab Orchard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Century Centurions on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Trojans also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2018.
Adri Ortega
| 05/12/25 vs Century | 2 |
| 05/10/25 vs Hamilton County | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Anna-Jonesboro | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Carmi-White County | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Galatia/Thompsonville | 1 |
Adri Ortega made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Ortega wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addlyn Miller, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Halle Ashmore was another, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Crab Orchard hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Century struck out ten times.
Crab Orchard pushed their record up to 26-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Century, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Crab Orchard didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-0 win against Pope County on the 12th. As for Century, they will square off against Carrier Mills-Stonefort at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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