Dragons
| 04/21/25 @ Field Kindley | 33 |
| 04/15/25 vs Field Kindley | 25 |
| 05/03/25 vs New Heights Christian Academy | 23 |
| 05/01/25 @ Parsons | 15 |
| 04/28/25 vs Chanute | 15 |
Pittsburg's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 23-0 margin over the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars. Considering the Dragons have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Breck Slaughter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Megan Johnston and Heather Mowdy did most of the damage at the plate: Johnston went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Mowdy went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Johnston a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Shriver, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Pittsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .739. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in seven consecutive matchups.
Pittsburg pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs over those games. As for New Heights Christian Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.
Pittsburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cougars: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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