Hazen scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Mercer Island Islanders as the Hazen Highlanders made off with a 23-9 win. Hazen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Sofia Ayala Ayala-Cordova was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Ayala Ayala-cordova has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ayala Ayala-cordova was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Hazen got a massive performance out of Keegan Castro, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Galliano, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
On Mercer Island's side, Hannah Zhou made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabel Little, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Hazen's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for Mercer Island, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Hazen has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Lindbergh at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Hazen has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Mercer Island, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sammamish at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Sammamish's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven matches.
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