
Hawks
02/10/25 @ Clark | 16 |
03/07/25 vs Stevens | 12 |
03/10/25 @ Taft | 11 |
02/18/25 vs Brennan | 10 |
02/28/25 vs Marshall | 9 |
Harlan barely beat Taft the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Harlan Hawks' way against the Taft Raiders on Monday as the Harlan Hawks made off with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Mckenzie Martinez, who gave up just two hits to keep Taft off the board. What's more, Martinez posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauren Vallery, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three doubles. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Danika Anaya also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Harlan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Taft only posted a batting average of .100.
Harlan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. Taft's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3.
Harlan has already played their next contest, a 12-6 victory against Warren on the 12th. As for Taft, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Brennan on the 12th.
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