Empire can now show off 20 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They never let the Tanque Verde Hawks onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Empire is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 16 straight.
The result came thanks to Kendall Freidinger's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Abby Zsitvay was incredible, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Morgan Faunce, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Tanque Verde's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Achilles, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Empire has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Tanque Verde, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-12.
Empire will head out on the road to face off against Valley Christian on Saturday. Valley Christian is on a 13-game streak of home wins, Empire a ten-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Tanque Verde does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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