After three games on the road, Sunnyside Christian is heading back home. They will take on the DeSales Irish at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Sunnyside Christian's way against Yakama Nation Tribal as Sunnyside Christian made off with a 22-1 victory.
Meanwhile, DeSales came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Cardinals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-0.
Kate Dunham made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Dunham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teresa Holtzinger, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ashley Perez, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Sunnyside Christian's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for DeSales, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1.
Sunnyside Christian came up short against DeSales in their previous meeting back in March, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dunham, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Sunnyside Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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