Recap: Overfelt Royals vs. Hill Falcons
Overfelt had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They blew past the Hill Falcons 18-3. Overfelt might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Daijaah Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Mya Eti was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with seven stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. Cynthia Arellano was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Overfelt pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Hill, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Overfelt will head out on the road to square off against San Jose at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hill, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on James Lick at 4:00 p.m. on April 3rd.
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