Elizabeth entered their tilt with Mitchell on Tuesday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They put the hurt on the Mitchell Marauders with a sharp 15-0 win. Considering the Cardinals have won 16 matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Grace Carlson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Carlson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Elizabeth got a massive performance out of Allie Dey, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Aurelia Espinoza, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elizabeth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .419 or higher in 11 consecutive contests.
Elizabeth pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Mitchell, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.
Elizabeth will venture away from home to challenge The Classical Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elizabeth's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so The Classical Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mitchell, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Sand Creek at 3:30 p.m. Sand Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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