Sand Creek never let their opponents score on Thursday. They blew past the Mitchell Marauders 24-0. That's more bragging rights for the Scorpions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaida Moody made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kayla Dempsey was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Karalea Evenson was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sand Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .909. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Sand Creek's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15. As for Mitchell, they are on a 19-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-18.
Sand Creek will play host again on Saturday to welcome Pueblo South, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. Pueblo South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Mitchell, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Alameda at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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