After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Forest Park, Patriot was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They never let the Unity Reed Lions get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Natalie Stanton made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Aubrey Shelton
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In other batting news, Patriot got a massive performance out of Aubrey Shelton, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Shelton a new career-high. Grace Wolf was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four runs and one stolen base.
Patriot hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in eight consecutive games.
Patriot is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Unity Reed, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Coming up, Patriot will face off against Battlefield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. Unity Reed will be paying especially close attention to Patriot's match: after Patriot faces off against Battlefield, they'll take on Unity Reed again at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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