Palisades can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Westchester Comets a 19-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Palisades as they're now sitting on five straight.
Briana Vasquez and Stella Honda made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Vasquez pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Honda tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vasquez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Vasquez scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Honda scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kharlee Sanders was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. Rikka Richardson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Palisades is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9-1 record this season. As for Westchester, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Palisades will head out on the road to take on Legacy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Palisades knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Legacy likes a good challenge. As for Westchester, they will head out on the road to challenge ESAT at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westchester is facing ESAT at the right time seeing as ESAT is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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