On Wednesday, Lathrop faced Hutchison in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 win over the Hutchison Hawks. 11 seems to be a good number for Lathrop as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isla Holm was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah Briggman, who got on base in all two of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6-1 record this season. As for Hutchison, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Lathrop didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-6 win vs. Wasilla on the 2nd. As for Hutchison, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Delta at 5:30 p.m. Delta will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Hutchison surely won't give up without a fight.
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