Softball Recap: Thornton Trojans vs. Aurora Central Trojans
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thornton). Everything went their way against the Aurora Central Trojans on Saturday as the Thornton Trojans made off with a 17-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Thornton.
Mya Grady made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Thornton let Elenna Gray and Alauna Jaramillo loose on the outfield. Gray scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Jaramillo went 1-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Lopez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thornton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 34.4%.
Thornton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-11. As for Aurora Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Thornton will square off against Westminster at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Westminster is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. Aurora Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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