Watertown put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the York Institute Dragons 14-2. Winning may never get old, but Watertown sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Avery Taylor made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Taylor was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Callie Buhler and Alyssa Wood did most of the damage at the plate: Buhler scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Wood scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Wood has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Abby Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On York Institute's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Pile, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Watertown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for York Institute, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Watertown beat York Institute by a score of 12-0 later that day.
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