It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Horizon had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the River Ridge Royal Knights a 4-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Horizon sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Not much got past Mackenzie Duncan, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep River Ridge off the board. Duncan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Horizon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Velazquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Horizon's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 16-12.
Horizon will square off against Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Horizon: 1.6, Osceola: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. River Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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