After only two runs in their last contest, York made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lexington on Thursday. The York Dukes' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lexington Minutemen a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Dukes have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lauryn Mattox was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayanna Miller was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Zoey Cornett, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, York didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lexington only tossed three.
York has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-25.
York is on the road again on Monday to play Polk County at 2:00 p.m. York is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Lexington, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 13-0 defeat against Northwest on the 3rd.
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