Saturday just wasn't the day for Hermitage's offense. They came up short against the Wheatland Mules, falling 10-0.
For Wheatland's part, Mariah Box made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Box was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 while posting 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, and 1 triple.
In other pitching news, Wheatland got a great performance from Box as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
Hermitage has now lost six of their last seven games on the road. That's done some real damage to their 17-15 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-1 Stoutland and 4-3 Macks Creek (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 75.6% over those games). As for Wheatland, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 30-9.
As of now, neither Hermitage nor Wheatland have any future games scheduled.
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