Zionsville put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Western Boone Stars an 11-0 shutout. Zionsville's win was all the more impressive since Western Boone was averaging only 3.88 runs allowed on the season.
Leah Helton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Helton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Helton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other pitching news, Kristin Evers looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Taylor Martin and Abbie Geib did most of the damage at the plate: Martin went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Geib went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Sylvia Mudis, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Zionsville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Western Boone, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Zionsville will head out on the road to face off against Guerin Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing isn't great for Guerin Catholic: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Zionsville has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Western Boone will take on Frankfort at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Western Boone is facing Frankfort at the right time seeing as Frankfort is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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