Grosse Pointe North extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 5-10 in the process. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dakota Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-8 back in April.
As for Dakota, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
For Dakota's part, Maddie Guthrie looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kiley Phelan, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooke Gaffke, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.
Grosse Pointe North has already played their next contest (against Utica Eisenhower), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Dakota, they have also already played their next match, a 13-8 defeat against Anchor Bay on the 8th.
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