Softball Recap: East Nicolaus Spartans vs. Winters Warriors
East Nicolaus had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Winters Warriors a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for East Nicolaus, who have now won eight contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Peyton Becker and Stevie Knight were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Becker pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Knight didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Becker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Becker scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Knight got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Adriana Nebuloni and Gabby Sotelo did most of the damage at the plate: Nebuloni got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Sotelo scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylah Glenn, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
East Nicolaus pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Winters, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
East Nicolaus will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Pleasant Valley at 4:00 p.m. Pleasant Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Winters, they will head out on the road to square off against Pierce at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Winters is facing Pierce at the right time seeing as Pierce is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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