DeSales can now show off 18 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They beat the Liberty Christian Patriots by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-3. The win was familiar territory for DeSales who now have seven in a row.
Kate Dunham made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Dunham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs, four stolen bases, and five RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Linley Donnelly was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Teresa Holtzinger, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
DeSales has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Liberty Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-8.
DeSales is on the road again on Tuesday to play Republic at 7:20 p.m. DeSales is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. Liberty Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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