After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Legend, Highlands Ranch was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They never let the Smoky Hill Buffaloes onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. Considering the Falcons have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Puna Toelupe made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bridget Nittler was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The last time her OBP was this high was back in August. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Swanson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highlands Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Smoky Hill only posted a batting average of .143.
Highlands Ranch's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Smoky Hill, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Highlands Ranch's road trip will continue as they head out to face Chaparral at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Smoky Hill, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Mullen, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Mullen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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