Kallie Thornton turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday: she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her ninth in a row with more than six strikeouts. This season, Thornton has an ERA of 1.78 over 98.3 innings pitched.
Thornton and Melbourne will head out on the road to square off against Walnut Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Sadly, Thornton's big day wasn't enough to stop the loss, which snapped Melbourne's 23-game streak of wins at home. With the streak broken, Thornton and Melbourne surely have a bit of extra motivation heading into Friday's match. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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