Willow Canyon dropped to 17-8 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Centennial Coyotes by a score of 3-1. The Wildcats were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Coyotes' pitcher proved too tough.
Lucy Burroughs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Willow Canyon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caylee Walding, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Centennial, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 17-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
On Centennial's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Bella Pozar gave up only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
While Willow Canyon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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