St. Pauls stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes with a sharp 8-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but St. Pauls sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Yomaris Vasquez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Vasquez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vasquez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Angel Purcell was incredible, firing off three home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Locklear, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Pauls is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Fairmont, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Pauls will square off against West Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fairmont, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-2 loss vs. Lumberton on the 13th.
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