Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pike Liberal Arts). They put the hurt on the Goshen Eagles with a sharp 19-1 win on Thursday. With that victory, the Patriots brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Yaley McLendon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. McLendon was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
Julianne Meyer
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julianne Meyer, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Riley Burkett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Pike Liberal Arts always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .824. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win was the third in a row for Pike Liberal Arts, bringing their record up to 5-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.38 in the others. As for Goshen, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Coming up, Pike Liberal Arts will square off against Trinity Presbyterian at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Pike Liberal Arts' pitchers better be ready for this one: Trinity Presbyterian has averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Goshen, they will take on Elba at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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