Softball Recap: Las Plumas Thunderbirds vs. Red Bluff Spartans
Las Plumas can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Red Bluff Spartans with a sharp 8-1 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Las Plumas as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mckena Harvey made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Harvey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Harvey was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Rylie Mcinturf and Alyssa Nelson did most of the damage at the plate: Mcinturf scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Nelson scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Red Bluff's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mattison Kwarta, who went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Las Plumas' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for Red Bluff, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-4-1.
Las Plumas will be playing at home against Corning at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Corning will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Red Bluff, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pleasant Valley at 4:00 p.m. Red Bluff is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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