Sydney Root Game Report: vs O'Connor

Sydney Root was unstoppable on Thursday, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fifth in a row with zero or fewer earned runs. This season, she has an ERA of 1.80 over 74 innings pitched.

Looking ahead, Root and Xavier College Prep are taking a road trip to challenge Queen Creek at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The last time Root duked it out with the Bulldogs (on Monday), the Gators came out on top by a score of 6-0. Will another strong game from Root be enough to do it again? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.