Crestview put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Newton Falls Tigers a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Crestview who now have three in a row.
Kerrigan Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Stoops, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rylee Cloutier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Crestview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Newton Falls, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Crestview will head out on the road to take on LaBrae at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Crestview's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. As for Newton Falls, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Champion at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Champion's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Newton Falls' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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