Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Horizon). They blew past the Longmont Trojans 18-3 on Monday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
Kaiya Barela made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI.
In other batting news, Horizon got a massive performance out of Tessa Munsch, who scored four runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, Munsch also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Adrianna Jaramillo was another key player, scoring four runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Horizon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Horizon's third in a row) raised their record to 9-10. As for Longmont, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Horizon's road trip will continue as they head out to face Skyline at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon is facing Skyline at the right time seeing as Skyline is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Longmont, they will take on Legacy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Longmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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