Leesville Road waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sanderson Spartans a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Leesville Road has won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Kayla Wozniak's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Leesville Road's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Savannah Oberdorf, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
On Sanderson's side, Lily Thorpe spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 7.1 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
Leesville Road's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Sanderson, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.
Leesville Road will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sanderson: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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