Weatherford waltzed into their match on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mount St. Mary Rockets a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Weatherford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marley Teasley, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylie Wallace, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weatherford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .619. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're OBP total in three consecutive matchups.
Weatherford's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Mount St. Mary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-9.
Weatherford will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Kingfisher at 5:00 p.m. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Kingfisher: 2.1, Weatherford: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mount St. Mary, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethany at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethany knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten run or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Mount St. Mary likes a good challenge.
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