Softball Recap: Severance Silver Knights vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
Severance entered their tilt with Mountain View on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Mountain View Mountain Lions with a sharp 10-0 victory. Considering the Silver Knights have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubrey Dare made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alex Avila, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Camryn Henneke was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Severance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least 12 hits in three consecutive matchups.
Severance is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-1 record this season. As for Mountain View, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.
Severance didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-0 win vs. Timnath on the 1st. Mountain View has also already played their next game, a 16-1 defeat against Northridge on the 28th.
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