Lake Washington waltzed into their contest on Friday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hazen Highlanders a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lake Washington, who have now won ten games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Christina Minor made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Minor has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Minor was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Malia Donohue and Sarah Bali did most of the damage at the plate: Donohue scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Bali went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Maya Sheth was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Hazen's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Castro, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Lake Washington's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Hazen, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Lake Washington will head out on the road to challenge Juanita at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Juanita's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups. As for Hazen, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Mercer Island at 4:00 p.m.
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