Cox put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Green Run Stallions as the Cox Falcons made off with an 18-2 win. That's two games straight that Cox has won by exactly 16 runs.
Ella Athey-Stapleton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Athey-Stapleton was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Emerson Bowen and Olivia Peterson did most of the damage at the plate: Bowen scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Peterson went 2-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Bailey Gray was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Cox and bumps their season record up to 9-4. As for Green Run, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9-2.
Cox will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Bayside at 4:00 p.m. Cox's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Bayside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Green Run, they will head out on the road to take on Kellam at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kellam is coming into the contest with eight straight wins at home, so Green Run will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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