With a playoff game on the line, Dover-Eyota rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Triton Cobras onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. Considering Dover-Eyota has won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kegen Coulson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Coulson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Coulson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double.
In other batting news, Miranda Palmby was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Emirson Brehmer, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Dover-Eyota's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Triton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.
Dover-Eyota will be playing at home against Chatfield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Chatfield: 3.8, Dover-Eyota: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Triton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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