Wickenburg stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Crismon Rattlers as the Wickenburg Wranglers made off with a 9-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Wickenburg sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Daisy Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Wickenburg let Brynlee Meister and Ariel Sprecher loose on the outfield. Meister scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Sprecher scored two runs while going 4-for-4. Emma Wayas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Crismon's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Mitchell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wickenburg has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. As for Crismon, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Wickenburg will head out on the road to challenge Winslow at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Winslow is on a four-game streak of home wins, Wickenburg a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Crismon will take on Amphitheater at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Amphitheater is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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