Pocola put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wilburton Diggers a 12-0 shutout. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Allyssa Parker made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dauslyn Brown was incredible, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Elliott Alexander was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pocola didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.6.
Pocola's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Wilburton, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-11 record.
Pocola will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Howe at 5:30 p.m. on September 16th. As for Wilburton, they will challenge Stuart at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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