Taylorsville waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Granger Lancers a 10-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Taylorsville has won by exactly ten runs.
Jaelyne Zapata made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Zapata has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Zapata was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aleya Wegner, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI, a run, and a double. Hannah Brockman was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Taylorsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Granger, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Taylorsville will take on San Juan at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Granger, they will head out on the road to take on Rowland Hall at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Rowland Hall is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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