East Bernard stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let the Van Vleck Leopards onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. East Bernard's win was all the more impressive since Van Vleck was averaging only 2.19 runs allowed on the season.
Addison Opela was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Opela has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Opela was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Megan Gasch, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Rylie Holder was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Van Vleck's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Britton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
East Bernard pushed their record up to 20-8-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Van Vleck, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3-1.
East Bernard will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Danbury at 6:30 p.m. East Bernard's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Danbury's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Van Vleck, they will head out on the road to challenge Brazos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Van Vleck is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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