Laguna Creek's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kennedy Cougars a 2-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Laguna Creek also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Not much got past Sarah Hanf, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Kennedy off the board. Hanf has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Laguna Creek's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ariel Burton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Laguna Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Kennedy, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7.
Laguna Creek will stay at home for another game and welcome Burbank at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Burbank is coming into the matchup with 11 straight defeats on the road, meaning Laguna Creek will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Kennedy, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Rio Americano at 4:30 p.m. Kennedy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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