Preston waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Jenks Trojans onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
TAYLAN STARR was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in strikeouts. STARR was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
STARR wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was NA'BRAIJHANAE PHILLIPS, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was KYNLEE MARTIN, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Preston hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive matches.
Preston's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Jenks, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Preston's road trip will continue as they head out to face Perry at 3:05 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Preston: 1.8, Perry: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jenks, they will venture away from home to face off against Broken Arrow at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Broken Arrow's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Jenks' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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