Blanchester put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Northwest Knights 26-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 24-5 on Saturday.
Lilly Bates made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Bates was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Alayna Davenport
| 03/22/25 vs Northwest | 5 |
| 04/20/24 @ Goshen | 3 |
| 04/15/24 vs Norwood | 3 |
| 03/19/25 @ Mariemont | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Mercy McAuley | 2 |
In other batting news, Blanchester got a massive performance out of Alayna Davenport, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those five runs gave Davenport a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tatum Strange, who went 2-for-3 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Blanchester was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .389 or higher in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Blanchester's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Northwest, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Looking ahead, Blanchester will challenge Lynchburg-Clay at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Northwest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Roger Bacon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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