The Luella Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Stephenson Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Luella knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Stephenson likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, everything went Luella's way against Stone Mountain as Luella made off with a 16-1 victory. Considering the Lions have won six matches by more than 14 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ayleen Montoya made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Montoya was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Luella got a massive performance out of Kennedy Reliford, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Syriah Shaw, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .840. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .538 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Stephenson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 10-0 to Riverdale. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Jaguars' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Luella pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Stephenson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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