Battlefield had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Patriot Pioneers. That's more bragging rights for Battlefield, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Patriot's part, Natalie Stanton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. Stanton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Patriot saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ally Logan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Battlefield pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Patriot, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Battlefield will head out on the road to take on Freedom at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Battlefield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Freedom's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Patriot does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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