Softball Recap: Shadle Park Highlanders vs. East Valley Knights
In what's become a running theme this season, Shadle Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They put the hurt on the East Valley Knights with a sharp 18-3 win. Shadle Park's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Crimson Rice was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Rice has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rice was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run and five runs.
In other batting news, Courtney Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with five runs, two triples, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Laniya Mawdsley-Cabrera, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
The victory was the third in a row for Shadle Park, bringing their record for this year to 4-2. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14 runs. As for East Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Shadle Park will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Rogers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadle Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Rogers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pullman at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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