Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Doherty). Everything went their way against the Palmer Terrors on Saturday as the Doherty Spartans made off with a 17-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Nana Saiz made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cayla Baker was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Maritza Enriquez was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Doherty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 14.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.9%.
Doherty's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Palmer, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Doherty will take on Liberty at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Doherty is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Palmer, they will challenge Woodland Park at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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