Sand Creek had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sierra Stallions a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Scorpions brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jaida Moody was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Nazariah Sweat
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In other batting news, Sand Creek let Karalea Evenson and Nazariah Sweat run wild. Evenson went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Sweat went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Sweat a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaz Obando, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Sand Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Sand Creek's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-9. As for Sierra, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sand Creek will host Coronado at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sierra, they will take on Gunnison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cowboys have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.92 runs per game on average), something the Stallions will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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