Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doherty). Everything went their way against the Pueblo East Eagles on Saturday as the Doherty Spartans made off with an 18-3 victory. With that win, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Cayla Baker was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. She is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Maddie Schiltz, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Doherty kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.8 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.
The victory made it two in a row for Doherty and bumps their season record up to 4-13. As for Pueblo East, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
Doherty is on the road again on Tuesday to play Vista Ridge at 3:30 p.m. Doherty will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Pueblo East, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Kennedy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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