After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central Catholic, Hanson Memorial was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Centerville Bulldogs as the Hanson Memorial Tigers made off with an 11-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Hanson Memorial considering their two-run performance the game before.
Onnie Doucet was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Doucet was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emma Pitre and Laila Hidalgo did most of the damage at the plate: Pitre scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Hidalgo scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Claire Childres, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Hanson Memorial's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Centerville, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with that defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hanson Memorial will challenge St. Michael at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in St. Michael's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Centerville, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Highland Baptist Christian at 5:30 p.m.
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