Willows won the last time they faced Live Oak, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Willows Honkers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Live Oak Lions. That's two games straight that Willows has won by exactly two runs.
Kimberly Garrison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Garrison has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Garrison was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bethany Millen was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Gabi Cano, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
On Live Oak's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sierrah Swanson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Medina, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Willows and bumps their season record up to 16-11-1. As for Live Oak, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-11.
Willows does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Live Oak, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hamilton at 4:00 p.m. Hamilton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
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