Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alliance). They put the hurt on the Bayard Tigers with a sharp 21-11 win on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Regan Cornish was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off one hit. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Hannah Benzel and Diane Dubray did most of the damage at the plate: Benzel scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Dubray scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. What's more, Benzel also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Kaiya Hudson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Alliance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Alliance's record is now 8-22. As for Bayard, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-11-1 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Alliance beat Bayard by a score of 11-2 later that day.
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