Friday just wasn't the day for Deer Park's offense. They suffered a tough 18-0 defeat at the hands of the Taylor Yellowjackets on Friday. Deer Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Taylor's part, Ellie Stafford was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Stafford has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stafford was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Taylor got a massive performance out of Morgan Raugh, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Olivia Habig was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Deer Park's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Taylor, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Deer Park will be playing at home against Finneytown at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Taylor, they will head out on the road to take on Wyoming at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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