Juanita stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on the Mercer Island Islanders with a sharp 16-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Juanita also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Bella Hauck and Elliott Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hauck struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Parker tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Hauck scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Parker went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ashlyn Cook was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Benson, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Juanita's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs per game. As for Mercer Island, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Juanita will head out on the road to square off against Hazen at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mercer Island, they will be playing at home against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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