Cincinnati Country Day won the last time they faced Lockland, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 15-14 win over the Lockland Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cincinnati Country Day.
Riley Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and ten unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Piper Farris and Alessandra Garcia-Altuve did most of the damage at the plate: Farris scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Garcia-Altuve scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. Garcia-Altuve is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nia Irby, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lockland's side, Jaylah Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Amiya Jefferson, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Lockland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .447. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cincinnati Country Day only posted a batting average of .242.
Cincinnati Country Day now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lockland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Cincinnati Country Day will be playing at home against Mercy McAuley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Lockland, they will head out on the road to square off against Cincinnati Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cincinnati Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season.
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