With a playoff game on the line, Kountze rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Diboll Lumberjacks onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for Kountze, who have now won 19 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Kyla Parker was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Parker has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKinley Rowinsky, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Shea Griffin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Kountze has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 31-5 record this season. As for Diboll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-11-1.
Kountze will have a chance to go back-to-back against Diboll: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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