Needles had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls as they made off with a 10-1 win. Needles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Jaelyn Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Liana DeLeon was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Audrina Bullchild was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Sports Leadership & Management's side, Jada Medina made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Needles pushed their record up to 22-4 with that victory, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sports Leadership & Management, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
As of now, neither Needles nor Sports Leadership & Management have any future games scheduled.
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