With a playoff game on the line, Canterbury rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lakeside Christian Lions a 15-0 shutout. 15 seems to be a good number for Canterbury as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kaylah Berta made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Berta has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Berta was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Tayten Moore was a standout: she scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Kenzie Tucker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lakeside Christian's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lex Mello, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory (which was Canterbury's third in a row) raised their record to 5-17. As for Lakeside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.
Canterbury will square off against Northside Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Canterbury's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. Lakeside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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