Pleasant Hill won against Griggsville-Perry last Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Pleasant Hill Wolves never let the North Greene Spartans onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Pleasant Hill has won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Wombles and McKinley Lowe were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Wombles pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Lowe didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Wombles scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Lowe scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makenna Winchell, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Kaitlyn Borrowman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Pleasant Hill pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for North Greene, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Pleasant Hill didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-4 win vs. Seymour on the 10th. As for North Greene, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Brown County at 4:30 p.m. Brown County hasn't scored more than two runs for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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