Kings Christian waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Laton Mustangs 17-8. Kings Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by nine runs or more this season.
Abigail Camp was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Camp has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Camp was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cassandra Burkett, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 12 times she's played. Kamryn Soto-Curtiss was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Laton's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evelyn Buttle, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Kings Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Laton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kings Christian will face off against Sierra at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kings Christian is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for Laton, they will take on Lindsay at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Laton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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