On Monday, Skyview faced Emmett in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Skyview Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Emmett Huskies and snuck past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Skyview.
Makenna Shamy spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. Those nine innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kenna Bettencourt, who went 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Chambers, who scored a run and stole two bases.
On Emmett's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Oakley Scheibe gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. Scheibe has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Emmett saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Vahlberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Emmett didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyview only tossed six.
Skyview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Emmett, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Skyview will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Kelly at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Kelly is coming into the contest with nine straight wins at home, so Skyview will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Emmett does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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