Elmwood Park stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Ridgewood Rebels a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elmwood Park.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Jones-Plasencia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carole Akers, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Ariana Huaman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Elmwood Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Ridgewood, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Elmwood Park will head out on the road to square off against Glenbrook North at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Ridgewood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against ITW David Speer Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. ITW David Speer Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
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