St. Helena came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Cloverdale Eagles. For St. Helena, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 loss Cloverdale walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Tahlia Smith made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Blythe Brakesman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Cloverdale's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Donahoo, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
St. Helena's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-4. As for Cloverdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-4.
St. Helena does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cloverdale, they will head out on the road to face off against Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cloverdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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