Wagoner had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jay Bulldogs an 8-0 shutout. Considering Wagoner has won 19 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zoie Griffin made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 30 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Goose Hutchens, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and four runs. Another player making a difference was Camaya Renshaw, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Wagoner lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in three consecutive contests.
Wagoner's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 30-4. As for Jay, their loss dropped their record down to 19-12.
Wagoner will welcome Kiefer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Kiefer: 3.6, Wagoner: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Jay does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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