La Center stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over the Castle Rock Rockets. 15 seems to be a good number for La Center as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Billie Ross was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ross has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ross was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jessie Tomberlin was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sadie Schmidt, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Castle Rock's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Coulson, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The victory was the sixth in a row for La Center, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. As for Castle Rock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Center will face off against Columbia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Castle Rock, they will head out on the road to challenge Seton Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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