Softball Recap: Hyde Park Panthers vs. St. Joseph Flyers
In what's become a running theme this season, Hyde Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the St. Joseph Flyers 11-2. Hyde Park's win was all the more impressive since St. Joseph was averaging only 2.77 runs allowed on the season.
Taylor Haywood spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tess Waits and Alexa Stout did most of the damage at the plate: Waits scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Stout scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sydney Rook, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On St. Joseph's side, Jazmyn Gamez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Valery Villareal was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
Hyde Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 21-4-1.
Hyde Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Joseph: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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