Hurricane stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Huntington Highlanders a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hurricane considering their two-run performance the match before.
Kate Justice made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Justice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Justice was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexandra Anderson, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Kessel, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Hurricane pushed their record up to 12-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Huntington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hurricane will face off against Ripley at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hurricane is facing Ripley at the right time seeing as Ripley is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Huntington, they are on the road again on Monday to play South Charleston at 6:00 p.m.
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