Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rutland). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Northeast Raiders a 14-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hurricanes considering their one-run performance the game before.
Hannah Huckeba made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Adrianna Kadian was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Addison Payne, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rutland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
The victory snapped Rutland's losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-9 record. As for Northeast, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Rutland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-1 defeat vs. Callaway on the 5th. Northeast has also already played their next game, an 18-0 loss against Dodge County on the 5th.
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