With a playoff game on the line, Keller rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Plano West Wolves a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Keller, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Sadie Beck made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Beck has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 22 consecutive pitching appearances. Beck was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackenna Jackson, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Carley Genzer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Keller has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 21 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-9-2 record this season. As for Plano West, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-14-1.
Keller will have a chance to go back-to-back against Plano West: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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