Paramount had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They never let the Norwalk Lancers onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Paramount also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Not much got past CLARISSA NORIEGA, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Norwalk off the board. NORIEGA has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Paramount's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jazmin Mchenry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Norwalk's side, Jalynn Banda spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 15 Ks.
Even though they lost, Norwalk didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paramount only tossed nine.
Paramount's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Norwalk, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
Paramount is on the road again on Tuesday to play Lynwood at 3:15 p.m. Paramount's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lynwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Norwalk, they will head out on the road to square off against Bellflower at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Norwalk is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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