It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Temple Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Reicher Catholic Cougars with a sharp 14-1 win. Considering Temple Christian has won 11 contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Avery McElligott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. McElligott has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. McElligott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Briley Esskew was incredible, firing off four doubles, four RBI, and a run while going 4-for-5. Mya Shaw was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Reicher Catholic's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lila Jarives, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Temple Christian pushed their record up to 11-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Reicher Catholic, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
Temple Christian will head out on the road to face off against Lubbock Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Temple Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.6 runs per game this season. Reicher Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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