Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McCook). They put the hurt on the Alliance Bulldogs with a sharp 18-3 win on Saturday. Considering the Bison have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Malia Hilker and Brooklynn Gillen did most of the damage at the plate: Hilker scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Gillen scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Roslyn Wiemers, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McCook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .688. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alliance only posted an OBP of .412.
The victory was the fourth in a row for McCook, bringing their record for this year to 11-3. As for Alliance, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
McCook will face off against Gering at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. McCook will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Alliance, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Gothenburg at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Alliance has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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