With a playoff game on the line, Ephrata rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prosser Mustangs a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Ephrata, who have now won 11 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Olivia Bicondova was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Bicondova has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bicondova was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kaydence Hector was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jaemyson Durfee, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Ephrata has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Prosser, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
As of now, neither Ephrata nor Prosser have any future games scheduled.
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