Slocomb stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the Ashford Yellowjackets 7-1. Winning may never get old, but Slocomb sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Cieara Baker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Baker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Baker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Slocomb let Gracie Ward and Chloe Andrews loose on the outfield. Ward scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Andrews went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Ward is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Slocomb has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Ashford, their loss was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-17.
Slocomb didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-6 defeat vs. Enterprise on the 12th. Ashford has also already played their next contest, a 21-0 win against Geneva County on the 12th.
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