Sunset stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Beaverton Beavers with a sharp 14-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Sunset who now have three in a row.
Sophie Pappas made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Pappas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gianna Micciche, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Claire Hattendorf, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sunset pushed their record up to 17-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Beaverton, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
Sunset will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southridge at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Southridge: 3.5, Sunset: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Beaverton, they will head out on the road to take on Mountainside at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Beaverton is facing Mountainside at the right time seeing as Mountainside is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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