Harrold put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Knox City Greyhounds a 12-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Harrold considering their two-run performance the match before.
Jaylee Lowe was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Lowe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Lowe was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Harrold got a massive performance out of Emma Box, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mylie Maness, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Knox City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emilee Abila, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Harrold has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Knox City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Harrold beat Knox City by a score of 15-0 later that day.
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