New Kent put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Poquoson Islanders a 7-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for New Kent as they're now sitting on five straight.
The result came thanks to Amber Greiner's shutout, as she gave up just six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Libby Britt, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Sydney Eubank, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Poquoson's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Laney, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
New Kent pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Poquoson, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Kent will take on King William at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (King William: 1.1, New Kent: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Poquoson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Tabb at 4:30 p.m. Poquoson's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Tabb's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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