Campo Verde entered their tilt with Verrado with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 victory over the Verrado Vipers on Saturday. Campo Verde's win was all the more impressive since Verrado was averaging only 3.37 runs allowed on the season.
Addison Gavigan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Gavigan has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Gavigan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kelsey Barlet, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Kyla Kim was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Verrado's side, Anya Inzauro was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cameron Marchese, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Verrado lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Campo Verde has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Verrado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-12.
Campo Verde will head out on the road to take on Canyon View at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Canyon View is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Campo Verde a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Verrado does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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