The Oakland Patriots beat the Gardendale Rockets 7-3 on Friday.
Kyleigh Higgs was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Higgs was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Kirby and Taylor Minnick did most of the damage at the plate: Kirby went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Minnick went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI. Jazmyne Watkins was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Oakland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Oakland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Gardendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-14.
Looking ahead, Oakland will square off against Austin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Gardendale has already played their next game (against Hazel Green), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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