Needles waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They never let the GV Christian Guardians onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. Needles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 games by six runs or more this season.
Jaelyn Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Annelise Keller was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Emmerson Powell was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Needles pushed their record up to 21-4 with that win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for GV Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-15.
Needles will be playing at home against Sports Leadership & Management at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sports Leadership & Management: 3.3, Needles: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for GV Christian, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mountain View Christian at 3:00 p.m. Mountain View Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.14 runs per game on average), something GV Christian will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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