Escondido Charter had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Foothills Christian Knights a 15-0 shutout. Escondido Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lilly Harper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Harper has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harper was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Escondido Charter got a massive performance out of Zaliyah Jones, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Jones has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. Madie Brady was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Foothills Christian's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Romeka, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Escondido Charter pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Foothills Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
Escondido Charter will take on Mission Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Escondido Charter: 1.8, Mission Vista: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Foothills Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Maranatha Christian at 3:30 p.m.
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