Pine Creek won against Vista Ridge last Tuesday with 14 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Pine Creek Eagles were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the Doherty Spartans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Mariah Payne looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Makenzie *MJ* Eberly was incredible, scoring four runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Layla Laramie, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pine Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least nine hits in six consecutive matches.
Pine Creek's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-7. As for Doherty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-11.
Pine Creek will head out on the road to challenge Douglas County at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Pine Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Doherty, they will take on Pueblo Centennial at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Doherty has given up an average of 14.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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