In what's become a running theme this season, White Pine gave their fans yet another huge victory in Friday's first game. They put the hurt on the Awaken Christian Lions with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was nothing new for White Pine as they're now sitting on four straight.
Paige Hayward spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Cecilia Barbosa was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gianna Sedlacek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Awaken Christian's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sydney Husted gave up just two earned (and six unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Awaken Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cailey Velarde, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
White Pine's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-7-1. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.9 runs. As for Awaken Christian, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: White Pine beat Awaken Christian by a score of 16-1 later that day.
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