Eldorado extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 1-13. They came up short against the Legacy Longhorns, falling 17-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Longhorns this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in March.
As for Legacy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-8. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won 13 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
For Legacy's part, Audrie McClerkin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave McClerkin a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
In other batting news, Legacy let Amelia McClerkin and Samantha Williams run wild. McClerkin went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double, while Williams got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Williams a new career-high. Sophie Gibson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Eldorado will face off against rival Clark at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Legacy is set to challenge their familiar foe Cimarron-Memorial at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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