Lyons had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Platte Valley Broncos onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Gretta Wynja made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Lyons got a massive performance out of Ava Vasquez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Phoebe Moellenberg, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lyons didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Platte Valley only tossed a.
Lyons pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Platte Valley, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Lyons will venture away from home to challenge University at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (University: 3.3, Lyons: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Platte Valley, they will challenge Weld Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Weld Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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