After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Upson-Lee, Luella was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Stone Mountain Pirates with a sharp 19-3 win. Considering the Lions have won five matches by more than 15 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zaena Harris was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs but no hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ayleen Montoya was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sanai Clark, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stone Mountain only tossed a.
Luella is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Stone Mountain, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Luella will have a chance to go back-to-back against Stone Mountain: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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