Denver South won against Denver East last Tuesday with 18 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Denver South Ravens' pitcher stepped up to hand the Northfield Nighthawks an 18-0 shutout. The Ravens might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Olivia Gibson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Denver South got a massive performance out of Emma Gibson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Gibson is also on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Stella Dastin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Denver South didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 7.2.
The win (which was Denver South's third in a row) raised their record to 8-6. As for Northfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Denver South will challenge Vista PEAK Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Northfield, they will face off against Denver East at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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