Payton Perez turned in nothing short of a gem on Thursday: she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her third in a row with more than seven strikeouts. On the season, Perez has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 3.49 over 59.3 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.554/0.609/1.054 with 28 RBI and 7 home runs.
Perez and Ford will head out on the road to face off against Kaufman at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The last time Perez duked it out with Kaufman (on March 13th), Ford came out on top by a score of 6-5. Will another strong game from Perez be enough to do it again? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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