Lathrop put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They beat the West Valley Wolf Pack by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lathrop.
Abbie Evans was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Evans was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Lathrop got a massive performance out of Peyton Hamilton, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Himes, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
On West Valley's side, Kayla Anthony made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Anthony hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, West Valley lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Lathrop has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8-1 record this season. As for West Valley, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5-1.
As of now, neither Lathrop nor West Valley have any future games scheduled.
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