Malden waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Senath-Hornersville Lions out 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Malden also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Alyssa Broom was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Broom has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Broom was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
Broom wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carsyn Cohen, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kaitie Sparks, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Malden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-16 record this season. As for Senath-Hornersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
As of now, neither Malden nor Senath-Hornersville have any future games scheduled.
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