Goodland put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past the Ulysses Tigers 10-2. Ten seems to be a good number for Goodland as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Allison Cure made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Cure has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Cure was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alessa Rickard, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Grace Riedesel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Ulysses' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeymi Rosales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Goodland and bumps their season record up to 9-10. As for Ulysses, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Goodland will stay at home for another game and welcome Holcomb at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holcomb will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Goodland surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ulysses, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Colby at 4:00 p.m. Colby is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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