Pleasant Hill came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Quincy Notre Dame Raiders. That's two games straight that Pleasant Hill has won by exactly three runs.
McKinley Lowe was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 19 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Lowe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lowe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddie Sidwell and Kaitlyn Borrowman did most of the damage at the plate: Sidwell scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Borrowman went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Pleasant Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Quincy Notre Dame, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-3.
Pleasant Hill will head out on the road to face off against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Quincy Notre Dame, they will challenge Biggsville West Central at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Quincy Notre Dame: 2.8, Biggsville West Central: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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