Softball Recap: Willcox Cowboys vs. Pima Roughriders
In what's become a running theme this season, Willcox gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Pima Roughriders with a sharp 17-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Willcox who now have three in a row.
Maddison Bennett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bennett has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bennett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Willcox got a massive performance out of Layla Donahue, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Gonzalez, who scored three runs while going 4-for-4.
Willcox's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Pima, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Willcox will face off against Bisbee at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bisbee has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.57 runs per game on average), something Willcox will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pima, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Miami at 4:00 p.m. Pima has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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