Woodhaven came tearing into Thursday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trenton Trojans a 10-0 shutout. Give Woodhaven's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
Grace Usher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Usher has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Usher was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Grace Walker and Brooke Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Walker scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Taylor scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ariel Krueger, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Woodhaven pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Trenton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4-1.
Woodhaven will square off against Petoskey at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Trenton, they will head out on the road to face off against Bedford at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Trenton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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