Lee's Summit can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Belton Pirates as the Lee's Summit Tigers made off with a 12-3 win. Lee's Summit's victory was all the more impressive since the Pirates were averaging only 2.94 runs allowed on the season.
Josilyn Olas was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, Jordyn Northup and Jesenia Solis did most of the damage at the plate: Northup went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Solis went 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. What's more, Northup also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Juliana Highfill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lee's Summit lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Lee's Summit's win bumped their record up to 16-19. As for Belton, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-9.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWebb City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Their pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lee's Summit's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Belton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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