Vernon put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Poplar Springs Atomics 12-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Vernon considering their one-run performance the match before.
Renecia Hogans made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hogans was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Vernon got a massive performance out of Jonei Gordon, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Cheyenne Wilson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Poplar Springs' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mckinley Stepp, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Stepp has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.
Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Poplar Springs, they dropped their record down to 2-16-1 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Vernon will be playing in front of their home fans against Bethlehem at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Vernon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season. As for Poplar Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Altha at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Poplar Springs is facing Altha at the right time seeing as Altha is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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