DuPont Manual can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fairdale Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what DuPont Manual needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Olivia Kunkle spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Natalie Piccirilli was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Newell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Fairdale's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Krebs, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
DuPont Manual is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Fairdale, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
DuPont Manual will take on Eastern at TBD in Tuesday's first game. Eastern will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something DuPont Manual surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fairdale, they will head out on the road to challenge Atherton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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