Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Paul's offense. They lost 12-0 to the Crestview Cougars on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, St. Paul's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Crestview's part, Chesnie Patton was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Patton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Patton was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Crestview let Makena Tacket and Sophia Durbin loose on the outfield. Tacket fired off three triples, a stolen base, and a run while going 4-for-4, while Durbin went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Tacket has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of PJ Endicott, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
St. Paul dropped their record down to 4-19 with that loss, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Crestview, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat St. Paul by a score of 16-2.
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