After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Pelham, Dougherty was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Westover Patriots with a sharp 14-4 win. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jalexi Thomas spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
At the plate, Dougherty got a massive performance out of Audrea Cole, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dariona J. Simmons, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dougherty always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westover only posted an OBP of .320.
Dougherty's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-17. As for Westover, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Dougherty didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 20-7 loss against Deerfield-Windsor on the 3rd. Westover has also already played their next contest, a 16-4 defeat against Bainbridge on the 2nd.
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