Cedar Park Christian had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the South Whidbey Falcons with a sharp 18-4 win. The result was nothing new for Cedar Park Christian, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Malaya Nelson and Shelby Southard made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nelson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Southard kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Nelson went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Southard went 2-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as ten players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Halim, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Katelyn Charlton was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cedar Park Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for South Whidbey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.
Cedar Park Christian will head out on the road to challenge Granite Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Whidbey, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sultan at 4:00 p.m.
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