In what's become a running theme this season, Desert Hills gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Snow Canyon Warriors as the Desert Hills Thunder made off with a 7-1 victory. Desert Hills is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Lulu West spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bailey Lee, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. She hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Payten Benson was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Snow Canyon's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Avery Thorkelson gave up seven earned runs on seven hits and racked up 16 Ks.
At the plate, Chandler Beck made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Snow Canyon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Desert Hills only tossed seven.
Desert Hills' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Snow Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Desert Hills will have a chance to go back-to-back against Snow Canyon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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