Chautauqua Lake waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Everything went their way against the Maple Grove Red Dragons as they made off with a 12-2 win. Chautauqua Lake might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Cayzlee Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Johnson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kinslee Motter, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Lucy Gates, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Chautauqua Lake pushed their record up to 11-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Maple Grove, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chautauqua Lake will challenge Frewsburg at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chautauqua Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Maple Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Jamestown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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