The third road game was the charm for Douglas County West, as they earned their first road win of the season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Arlington Eagles a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The Falcon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Sydney Atkins made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Atkins was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Bella Zach was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mae Mae Zach, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Douglas County West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arlington only posted a batting average of .200.
Douglas County West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Arlington, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Douglas County West didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-9 defeat against Fort Calhoun on the 28th. Arlington has also already played their next game, an 8-5 loss against Yutan-Mead on the 28th.
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