In what's become a running theme this season, Sultana gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let the Apple Valley Sun Devils onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Sultana who now have three in a row.
Savannah Vanderpool made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Vanderpool has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Vanderpool was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Sultana got a massive performance out of Maria Perez, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Avery Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
On Apple Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bethany Morrison, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Sultana pushed their record up to 15-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Apple Valley, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
Sultana will head out on the road to take on Burroughs at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Burroughs has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.21 runs per game on average), something Sultana will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Apple Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Oak Hills at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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