Irondale had lost 18 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-16 to make it 19. They lost 10-0 to the Stillwater Ponies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Ponies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-2 back in April.
As for Stillwater, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Stillwater's part, they got a great performance from Sienna Nelson as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Amber Buchkoski was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Schroeder, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Irondale didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-5 win against Roseville on the 14th. Stillwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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