Douglas County West entered their tilt with Central City on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central City Bison a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Falcon, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Sydney Atkins 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 six over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Douglas County West got a massive performance out of Bella Zach, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maddie Daubenmier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Douglas County West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Central City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Douglas County West didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-0 loss vs. Bishop Neumann on the 26th. As for Central City, they will face off against North Bend Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Central City will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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