Vanguard put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let the Forest Wildcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Give Vanguard's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Hannah Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alivia Vance, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Destiny Horcajo, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Vanguard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Forest, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Vanguard will take on Santa Fe at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Vanguard surely won't give up without a fight. As for Forest, they will head out on the road to square off against West Port at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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