Preston entered their tilt with Liberty on Thursday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They never let the Liberty Tigers onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Pirates have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
KYNLEE MARTIN made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, KRISTIN HOLUBY was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was CARIS TECUMSEH, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Preston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .636. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in three consecutive games.
Preston pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Liberty, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Preston will challenge Rejoice Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Preston will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Liberty, they will take on Drumright at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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