In what's become a running theme this season, North Decatur gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on the South Decatur Cougars with a sharp 20-2 win. North Decatur's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Sarah Swain was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Swain has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Swain was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Madison Rohls was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Miester, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On South Decatur's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Caplinger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
North Decatur pushed their record up to 8-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for South Decatur, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
North Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against South Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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