Cedar Park Christian entered their tilt with South Whidbey with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Whidbey Falcons a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. Cedar Park Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Malaya Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Nelson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Nelson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katelyn Charlton was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Shelby Southard was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Cedar Park Christian pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for South Whidbey, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Cedar Park Christian will play host again on Friday to welcome Granite Falls, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Granite Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season. South Whidbey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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