With a playoff game on the line, Skyline rose to the challenge on Monday. Everything went their way against the Bucklin Red Aces as they made off with an 11-1 victory. That's two games straight that Skyline has won by exactly ten runs.
Kory Anschutz and Corbin Armstrong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Anschutz tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Armstrong didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Anschutz scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Armstrong went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Skyline let Gaby Eubank and Sarah Reyes loose on the outfield. Eubank scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances, while Reyes scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Bucklin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8-1.
Skyline didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-9 win vs. Stanton County on the 13th. Bucklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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