With a playoff game on the line, Cambridge rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cedartown Bulldogs a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Bears have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Kimball tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August of 2023.
At the plate, Annie Womack was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Alex Becker was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Cambridge pushed their record up to 24-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Cedartown, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-14 record this season.
As of now, neither Cambridge nor Cedartown have any future games scheduled.
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