Resurrection Christian came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Platte Canyon Huskies a 17-0 shutout. Considering the Cougars have won 11 games by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Karisa Lippincott made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Francis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Bentley Steyaert, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Resurrection Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in seven consecutive matches.
Resurrection Christian's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Platte Canyon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-14.
Resurrection Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Platte Canyon: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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