After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Aquinas, Polk County was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Pierce Bluejays 14-8. Considering the Slammers have won 13 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Adrienne Waller made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off 12 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits.
In other batting news, Mady Berggren was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 15 matchups. Shyenne Krol was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Polk County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pierce only tossed three.
Polk County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for Pierce, they dropped their record down to 9-17 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Polk County will square off against York at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Polk County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. Pierce has already played their next contest, a 12-2 loss against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on the 5th.
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