La Plata put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Thomas Stone Cougars a 17-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for La Plata considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Leah Buck made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Buck has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Buck was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, La Plata let Annabelle Hall and Sophie Payne loose on the outfield. Hall scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Payne scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Hutchins, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
La Plata is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Thomas Stone, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
La Plata will be playing in front of their home fans against Northern at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Thomas Stone, they are on the road again on Monday to play McDonough. McDonough and Thomas Stone are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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