Softball Recap: Rockwall Yellowjackets vs. Midway Panthers
With a playoff game on the line, Rockwall rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Midway Panthers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Rockwall has won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rockwall got a great performance from Ainsley Pemberton as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Pemberton has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rylie Swindall and Presley Brott did most of the damage at the plate: Swindall went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Brott got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laci Larsen, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Rockwall is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8-1 record this season. As for Midway, their defeat dropped their record down to 32-5.
Rockwall will have a chance to go back-to-back against Midway: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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