ST. JOSEPH – It hasn't been easy, but it's a seven game win streak for Griffon Softball (35-15, 15-9) after the team swept Washburn (23-30, 10-14) Friday night.
 
Missouri Western took game one 5-3 before getting another clutch hit from Megan Korgie in game two for a 3-1 victory.
 
CLUTCH AGAIN
Korgie delivered for the second time this week with a single to right that drove in two runs to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth. Korgie tied game two against Lincoln, Monday, with a pinch-hit double before scoring the go-ahead run of a 3-2 win. The senior's bloop on Friday was her one hit in three at bats.
 
IN GOOD POSITION
The two wins Friday, left the Griffons all alone in fifth place in the MIAA standings. Missouri Western entered the night in a three-way tie for fifth with Central Missouri and Emporia State. UCM did not play Friday night and Emporia State split a doubleheader at Northwest Missouri State. Mathematically, the Griffons still need one more win to clinch a spot in the MIAA tournament, but Friday's results leave MWSU in a good position to make the field.
 
MORE HOMERS
The Griffons hit three more home runs Friday. Sydney Washington and Ryley Wilson hit solo shots in game one before Morgan Rathmann led off game two with a home run to right. The team has now hit 15 home runs in its last 12 games.
 
KEEPING THEM CLOSE
Missouri Western has won its last four games by six runs, combined. The Griffons' last 10 wins have come by an average of 2.1 runs per game.
 
PITCHERS GETTING IT DONE
Kenzie Hilzer and Barbara Billingsley combined for a 1.00 ERA, allowing just seven hits combined and four runs, two earned. They limited Washburn to a .140 average on the day. Over the seven-game win streak, the pitching duo has a 1.04 ERA with 35 hits allowed in 47 innings. Hilzer has a 0.64 ERA in her last three starts – four appearances. Billingsley has a 1.40 and is 4-0 in her last four starts.
 
SENIOR DAY SATURDAY
A decorated senior class will be recognized after Saturday's doubleheader against Emporia State (. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at noon.