With a playoff game on the line, South Sevier rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Sevier Wolves a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Sevier, who have now won 14 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kaitlyn Lynch tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caitlin Nielson, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Chloe Thornock, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On North Sevier's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addie Quarnberg, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
South Sevier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for North Sevier, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
South Sevier will take on Beaver at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. South Sevier is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season. As for North Sevier, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-2 loss vs. Kanab on the 4th.
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