Ponce De Leon won the last time they faced Vernon and things went their way on Thursday too. The Ponce De Leon Pirates came out on top against the Vernon Yellowjackets by a score of 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Kiyann Alford made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Halinah Taylor
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In other batting news, Halinah Taylor and Clara Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Taylor scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Martin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Taylor a new career-high in RBI (three). Savannah Brannon was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Ponce De Leon pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Vernon, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Ponce De Leon will face off against Baker at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Vernon, they will challenge Malone at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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