With a playoff game on the line, Plant City rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Kathleen Red Devils onto the board and left with an 18-0 victory. Considering Plant City has won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kayleigh Gibbs made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gibbs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Plant City got a massive performance out of Marley Mueller, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Sammi Raines, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Plant City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-13 record this season. As for Kathleen, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Plant City is on the road again on Tuesday to play George Jenkins at 7:00 p.m. George Jenkins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Kathleen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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