Courtland waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Massaponax Panthers. Considering Courtland has won four matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Makayla Brooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Courtland let Olivia Roudabush and Kaitlyn Malie loose on the outfield. Roudabush went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Malie went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Eastlake, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Courtland's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Massaponax, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Courtland will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastern View at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Massaponax, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain View at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Massaponax surely won't give up without a fight.
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