Thursday just wasn't the day for Bethel's offense. Their tough 11-0 defeat to the Masuk Panthers on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Bethel has not had much luck with Masuk recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Masuk's part, not much got past Madison Aguirre, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Bethel off the board. Aguirre has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Masuk got a massive performance out of Grace Ely, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Lieto, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Masuk, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Bethel will head out on the road to challenge Kolbe-Cathedral at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Masuk, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Branford at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Masuk is on a six-game streak of home wins, North Branford a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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