Softball Recap: Mallard Creek Mavericks vs. Chambers Cougars
Mallard Creek stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chambers Cougars a 19-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Mallard Creek who now have three in a row.
Alondra Rivera-Maldonado and Chloe Goldenberg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rivera-Maldonado tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Goldenberg struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). At bat, Rivera-Maldonado scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Goldenberg scored four runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ava Parkerson and Makaila Murray did most of the damage at the plate: Parkerson went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Murray went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Damayia Alexander, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Mallard Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Chambers, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Mallard Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Chambers also has no future games currently scheduled.
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