Wellington came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Greeley Central Wildcats an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Eagles have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kensley Story was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Story was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charley Somday and Camryn Strain did most of the damage at the plate: Somday scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Strain went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brookelyn Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.7 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.
Wellington's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Greeley Central, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Wellington will venture away from home to challenge Timnath at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wellington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Greeley Central, they will host Mountain View at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Greeley Central is facing Mountain View at the right time seeing as Mountain View is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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