Start stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Lima Senior Spartans onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Start.
Miranda Bee was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Bee has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Bee was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rebekah Zadrazil, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bella Downey, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Start's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. As for Lima Senior, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Start didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-6 defeat vs. Clay on the 18th. Lima Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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