The Innovation Bulls will be taking part in a tournament against the East River Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Innovation's tournament run continued when they took on Freedom on Friday. The Bulls were the clear victors by a 22-2 margin over the Patriots. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulls.
Meanwhile, East River put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Colonial a 12-0 shutout. The Falcons have beaten the Grenadiers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Grenadiers has come to flipping the script.
Talisa Soto was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Mady Alvarado was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Emma Hammond was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
East River's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Innovation, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
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