Auburn stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bland County Bears a 13-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Auburn sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to McKenzie Booth's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Auburn let Carli Christian and Mallory Akers loose on the outfield. Christian scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Akers scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Leah Wimmer, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Auburn has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Bland County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14-2.
Auburn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bland County, they will head out on the road to take on George Wythe at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. George Wythe's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Bland County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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