Crater waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Thurston Colts. That's more bragging rights for Crater, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Thurston's part, Daphanie Heckel made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kendall Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Crater is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Thurston, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-9-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crater is on the road again on Tuesday to play Ashland at 5:00 p.m. Crater's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Ashland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Thurston, they will head out on the road to take on Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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