Glory Fall to Riptide, 4-0
LOWELL, MASS — The Washington Glory headed into Lowell, Mass. needing four wins to solidify their second straight NPF regular season championship but could do no better than a pair of hits in losing 4-0 in the first of a four-game series to the Riptide on Thursday night.
Jackie Pasquerella and Lisa Modglin both drove in a pair of runs off Sarah Pauly (11-5) while Eileen Canney (12-10) struck out seven in getting the complete-game shut-out victory.
Nicole Barber and LaDonia Hughes each delivered hits for the Glory who could not find a way to drive the runners home. The Glory have now be two-hit in their second consecutive game, however took a 4-1 victory over Akron last Monday as both hits were home runs.
The Glory is now tied for the top spot in the NPF with the Chicago Bandits at 29-16. Philadelphia, who was rained out in their game against Akron, will play a double header on Friday and are one game out of first place. New England moves into the fourth and final playoff spot in the NPF while Akron and Rockford are one game out of the final spot.
The Glory and Riptide play game two of this season-ending four-game series on Friday night at 7:05 at the Martin Softball Field.
