Softball Recap: Xavier College Prep Gators vs. Sunnyside Blue Devils
Xavier College Prep stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sunnyside Blue Devils a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Xavier College Prep sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Not much got past Angie Falls, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Sunnyside off the board. Falls has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lauren Putz was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sofia Zielinski, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Xavier College Prep pushed their record up to 25-4-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Sunnyside, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-8.
Xavier College Prep has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Sunnyside, they will head out on the road to face off against Red Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Sunnyside: 3.1, Red Mountain: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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