In what's become a running theme this season, Vanguard gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Forest Wildcats with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Vanguard as they're now sitting on three straight.
Hannah Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alivia Vance, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Anya McGhee was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Forest's side, Aurora Shifflett was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Vanguard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Forest, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Vanguard will be playing at home against Belleview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vanguard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Forest, they will square off against West Port at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Port will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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