It was a proper cat-fight when White Pine faced off against Laughlin on Friday. The Bobcats never let the Cougars get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Bobcats have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
White Pine got a great performance from Paige Hayward as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Hayward has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Layla Ruesch was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Camden Johnson was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
White Pine always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bobcats
| 04/11/25 @ Laughlin | 16-0 |
| 04/04/25 @ Awaken Christian | 7-1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Awaken Christian | 6-4 |
| 03/28/25 @ GV Christian | 19-1 |
| 03/28/25 @ GV Christian | 15-1 |
| + 9 more games |
White Pine pushed their record up to 10-9 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Laughlin, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
White Pine 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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