Whitehall had lost seven straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-12 to make it eight. They fell just short of the Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs by a score of 9-8. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-9 back in April.
Regan Clatt made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Addison Herman was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs.
As for Melrose-Mindoro, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Melrose-Mindoro's side, Cooper Zeman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four stolen bases, and four runs. Those four stolen bases gave Zeman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauralee Stanton, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Whitehall is set to take on their familiar foe Augusta at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Melrose-Mindoro will face off against rival Eleva-Strum at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 3.4, the Cardinals 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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