Pleasant Hill can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against the Beardstown Tigers as the Pleasant Hill Wolves made off with a 9-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Pleasant Hill who now have four in a row.
McKinley Lowe made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Lowe has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lowe was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ava Wombles and Kaitlyn Borrowman did most of the damage at the plate: Wombles scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Borrowman scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jade Peebles, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Pleasant Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Beardstown, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Hill will challenge Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Beardstown, they will head out on the road to take on Camp Point Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Beardstown and Camp Point Central are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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