Bruce stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Palmer Dragons with a sharp 30-1 victory. Bruce's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Sammie Gunter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Gunter has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gunter was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off three home runs, 11 RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Bruce got a massive performance out of Ca'Laiah Shackelford, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lexi Bowling, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Bruce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Bruce will look to defend their home field on Saturday against West Union at 12:00 p.m. Bruce will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Palmer, they will head out on the road to challenge Bruce at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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