In what's become a running theme this season, Crestview gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lucas Cubs an 11-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Crestview as they're now sitting on five straight.
Chesnie Patton made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Patton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Patton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on PJ Endicott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sophia Durbin, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Crestview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lucas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Crestview will head out on the road to challenge Oak Harbor at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Harbor is on a four-game streak of home wins, Crestview a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Lucas, they will head out on the road to take on South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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