Softball Recap: Dunbar Wildcats vs. Eastern Hills Highlanders
In what's become a running theme this season, Dunbar gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastern Hills Highlanders a 15-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Dunbar sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jaz'lyn Robinson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Robinson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Dunbar got a massive performance out of Maali Williams-Surles, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Williams-Surles is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Ariel Duran was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Dunbar pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 13.7 runs. As for Eastern Hills, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Dunbar will head out on the road to square off against Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Dunbar's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Eastern Hills, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Carter-Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Hills is facing Carter-Riverside at the right time seeing as Carter-Riverside is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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