It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Maple Mountain had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Northridge Knights onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Considering Maple Mountain has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Kyla Donegan made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Donegan has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Donegan was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Maple Mountain let Izzie Groneman and McClain Carter loose on the outfield. Groneman fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3, while Carter went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Groneman has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Tibbals, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Maple Mountain's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Northridge, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Maple Mountain beat Northridge by a score of 9-3.
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