With a playoff game on the line, Desert rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Kennedy Thunderbirds. The victory was nothing new for Desert as they're now sitting on three straight.
Eden Hewes was incredible, scoring two runs off of three hits. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played.
On Kennedy's side, Alissa Zamarripa spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits.
At the plate, Kennedy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Chavez, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
Desert's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Kennedy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-17.
Desert will head out on the road to challenge Sierra at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Desert is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. Kennedy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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