The Taylorsville Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cyprus is hoping to do on Thursday what Hunter couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Taylorsville's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Taylorsville put the hurt on Hunter with a sharp 11-1 win. That's two games straight that Taylorsville has won by exactly ten runs.
Dani Kraja and Janelle Zapata did most of the damage at the plate: Kraja went 3-for-3 with three doubles, four RBI, and a run, while Zapata scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Megan Sterzer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cyprus, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Granger a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. That looming 20-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Cyprus yet this season.
Bree Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cyprus got a massive performance out of Ajla Hadzialijagic, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Calee Sharp, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Taylorsville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Cyprus, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Taylorsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Cyprus in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-8. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Garcia, who struck out ten batters over ten innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Taylorsville still be able to contain Garcia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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